Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Spang Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spang Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spang Mills

• 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 Spang Mills:
  • 43.478972, -70.635333
  • 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 Spang Mills

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Spang Mills is near Cumberland County and also Strafford 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 Strafford 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 Spang Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spang Mills ...

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.

• Airport Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Alewife
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alewife is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Highpine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• Hobbs Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Millers Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
• Salmon Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salmon Falls is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
• Sandy Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Brook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
• Springvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springvale <1>
• Union Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Falls is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls

How Far From Spang Mills 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 Spang Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Spang Mills to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 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 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,029 miles [6,484 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'