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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 Tea Kettle Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tea Kettle Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tea Kettle Corner:
    • 43.442863, -70.440884
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tea Kettle Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tea Kettle Corner ...

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.

  • Airport Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Ferry Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
    • Ferry Beach is located in York County
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in York County
  • Fortunes Rocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortunes Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
    • Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
  • Goose Rocks Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rocks Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
    • Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
  • Guinea Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guinea Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
    • Guinea Corner is located in York County
  • Hills Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
    • Hills Beach is located in York County
  • Millers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
    • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Ocean Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
    • Ocean Park is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <2>
  • Tattle Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tattle Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
    • Tattle Corner is located in York County
  • Town House Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
    • Town House Corners is located in York County

How Far From Tea Kettle Corner 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 Tea Kettle Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tea Kettle Corner and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Tea Kettle Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 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 5,436 miles [8,748.4 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,022 miles [6,472.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tea Kettle Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tea Kettle Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tea Kettle Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4429, Longitude: -70.4409       In this case, the coordinates for Tea Kettle Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tea Kettle Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.431 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.143 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.719 degrees.









 

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