Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Thorndike, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorndike and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thorndike

• 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 Thorndike:
  • 44.578125, -69.275878
  • 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 Thorndike

• 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Since Thorndike is near Kennebec County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Thorndike

Communities Also Named Thorndike ...

We found one communities that are also named Thorndike.

Within Maine, the name Thorndike is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Thorndike in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Hampden County
    • This Thorndike is located in Hampden County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Thorndike that is located in Waldo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Thorndike.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorndike ...

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.

• Cooks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Dodge Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
• Farwells Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
• Freedom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freedom is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
• Greens Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• Gregorys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
• Polands Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
• Smarts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>

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

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

• Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thorndike to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 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 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,934 miles [6,331.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'