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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Lake Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Lake Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spring Lake Landing:
- 45.250887, -70.223122
- 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 Spring Lake Landing
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Spring Lake Landing is near Franklin County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Spring Lake Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Lake Landing ...
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.
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Deadwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deadwater is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwater
- Jackman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Loon Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Pond is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Pond
- Reeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reeds is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Round Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Skinner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skinner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Three Streams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Three Streams is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Streams
- Troutdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troutdale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
How Far From Spring Lake Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spring Lake Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spring Lake Landing and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Lake Landing to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,952 miles [6,360.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Lake Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Spring Lake Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Lake Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2509, Longitude: -70.2231 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Lake Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.979 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.619 degrees. |
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