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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 Spruceworld, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruceworld 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 Spruceworld:
- 43.841749, -69.620324
- 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 Spruceworld
- 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 Spruceworld 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 Spruceworld
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruceworld ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boothbay Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christmas Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Five Islands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Heron Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Ocean Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Robinhood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinhood is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood
- Spruce Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spruce Shores is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Shores
How Far From Spruceworld 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 Spruceworld to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spruceworld and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Spruceworld 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 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 5,387 miles [8,669.5 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 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,973 miles [6,393.9 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- Spruceworld) 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 Spruceworld 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 Spruceworld. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8417, Longitude: -69.6203 In this case, the coordinates for Spruceworld have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.862 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.118 degrees. |
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