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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 Surry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Surry 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 Surry:
- 44.495451, -68.502073
- 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 Surry
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Surry is near Waldo County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Surry
Communities Also Named Surry ...
We found three communities that are also named Surry.
Within Maine, the name Surry is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Surry is located in Cheshire County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Surry that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Surry.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Surry [Delaware County].
- Virginia
- Surry County
- This Surry is located in Surry County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the southwest of the Surry that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Surry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Surry ...
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.
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Five Mile Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Grays Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Indian Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Marks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
- Pretty Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Red Rock Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Sand Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Town Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Surry 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 Surry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Surry and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Surry to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 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 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,903 miles [6,281.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Surry) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Surry 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 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 Surry 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 Surry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4955, Longitude: -68.5021 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.216 degrees. |
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