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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 Spruce Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Shores 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 Spruce Shores:
- 43.828139, -69.595601
- 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 Spruce Shores
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Spruce Shores is near Sagadahoc County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Spruce Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Shores ...
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.
- Boothbay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boothbay Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christmas Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Five Islands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Heron Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
- Mouse Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- New Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Spruceworld
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
- Yellow Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head
How Far From Spruce Shores 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 Spruce Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spruce Shores and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Shores to Wiscasset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 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 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,972 miles [6,392.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spruce Shores) 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 Spruce Shores 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 Spruce Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8281, Longitude: -69.5956 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.114 degrees. |
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