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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 Temple Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Temple Heights 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 Temple Heights:
    • 44.345355, -68.950311
    • 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 Temple Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named Temple Heights ...

We found two communities that share the name Temple Heights.

Within Maine, the name Temple Heights is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Temple Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Temple Heights that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Temple Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Temple Heights [Prince George's County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Temple Heights ...

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.

  • Carvers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carvers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
    • Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Crows Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
    • Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
  • Dark Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dark Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
    • Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
  • Dog Island Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Island Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
    • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Ducktrap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducktrap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
    • Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
  • Goose Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
    • Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
  • Greenlaws Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
    • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Halls Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Harborside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborside
    • Harborside is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harborside <4>
  • Hayford Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
    • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Heals Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
    • Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Lincolnville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <4>
  • Townhouse Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhouse Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
    • Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County

How Far From Temple Heights 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 Temple Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Temple Heights and extending to:

  • Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Temple Heights to Augusta, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,927 miles [6,319.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Temple Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Temple Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3454, Longitude: -68.9503       In this case, the coordinates for Temple Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Temple Heights 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Temple Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.36 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.102 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.517 degrees.




 

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