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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 Stockton Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockton Springs 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 Stockton Springs:
- 44.489520, -68.856976
- 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 Stockton Springs
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Stockton Springs is near Hancock County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Stockton Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockton Springs ...
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.
- Cranes Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cranes Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Dog Island Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
- Evans Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Five Mile Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Flat Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Landing
- Goose Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
- Greenlaws Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
- Harborside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hayford Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Marks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Swanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Temple Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Winterport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winterport Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winterport Station is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station
How Far From Stockton Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stockton Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stockton Springs and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Stockton Springs to Augusta, 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 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 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,918 miles [6,305.4 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 from Point A (ie- Stockton Springs) 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 Stockton Springs 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 Stockton Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4895, Longitude: -68.8570 In this case, the coordinates for Stockton Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.032 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.389 degrees. |
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