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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 Summerhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerhaven 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 Summerhaven:
- 44.390068, -69.810881
- 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 Summerhaven
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Summerhaven is near Lincoln County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Summerhaven
Communities Also Named Summerhaven ...
We found two communities that are also named Summerhaven.
Within Maine, the name Summerhaven is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- This Summerhaven is located in Pima County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<1> to the west of the Summerhaven that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Summerhaven.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Summerhaven is located in Buncombe County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the southwest of the Summerhaven that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Summerhaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerhaven ...
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.
- Frenchs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
- Granite Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Island Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Kents Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Locks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
- Wings Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
How Far From Summerhaven 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 Summerhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerhaven and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Summerhaven to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,963 miles [6,377.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Summerhaven 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 Summerhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3901, Longitude: -69.8109 In this case, the coordinates for Summerhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.902 degrees. |
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