Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Todds Corner:
  • 44.986725, -69.425047
  • 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 Todds Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Todds 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.

• Castle Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
• Dixie Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
• Hartland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hartland is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <1>
• Lincoln Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
• Mainstream
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
• Moody
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moody is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Nutter Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
• Spooners Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
• Stronghold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stronghold is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Todds Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Todds Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Todds Corner and extending to:

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Todds Corner to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 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 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• 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).<7>'