Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South West Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South West Bend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South West Bend

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for South West Bend:
  • 43.980632, -70.125608
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on South West Bend

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Since South West Bend is near Cumberland County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for South West Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near South West Bend ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Crockett Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deep Cut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
• Foggs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
• Freeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Growstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
• Hillside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
• Mast Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
• Murphy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Robinson Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
• Royal Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner

How Far From South West Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South West Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South West Bend and extending to:

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South West Bend to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'