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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 Sunset Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset 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 Sunset Landing:
- 43.726749, -70.138659
- 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 Sunset 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Sunset Landing is near Sagadahoc County and also Androscoggin 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 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 Sunset Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.
- Central Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Landing
- Cousins Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Evergreen Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
- Great Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenks Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Landing
- Jones Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Littlejohn Island
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mariner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariner
- Peaks Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sunset Landing 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Landing and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Landing 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 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 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 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,999 miles [6,435.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7267, Longitude: -70.1387 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.424 degrees. |
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