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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 Surfside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Surfside 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 Surfside:
- 43.528973, -70.362549
- 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 Surfside
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Surfside is near Cumberland County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Surfside
Communities Also Named Surfside ...
We found eight communities that are also named Surfside.
Within Maine, the name Surfside is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Surfside is located in Orange County and lies 2,623 miles [4,221.3 km]<1> to the west of the Surfside that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Surfside.
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Surfside is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Surfside that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Surfside.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Surfside that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Surfside.
- Massachusetts
- Nantucket County
- This Surfside is located in Nantucket County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south of the Surfside that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Surfside.
- Norfolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Surfside [Norfolk County].
- Plymouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Surfside [Plymouth County].
- Ohio
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Surfside [Lake County].
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Surfside is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Surfside that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Surfside.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Surfside ...
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.
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Ferry Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Grand Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Hills Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Ocean Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Tattle Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Town Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
How Far From Surfside 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 Surfside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Surfside and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Surfside to Alfred, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,016 miles [6,463.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Surfside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Surfside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Surfside 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 Surfside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5290, Longitude: -70.3625 In this case, the coordinates for Surfside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.089 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.636 degrees. |
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