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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 Turners Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner:
- 44.031469, -69.416992
- 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 Turners 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Turners Corner is near Knox County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Turners Corner
Communities Also Named Turners Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Turners Corner.
Within Maine, the name Turners Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Turners Corner is located in Lumpkin County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turners Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Turners Corner.
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Turners Corner is located in Barry County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Turners Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Turners Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners 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.
- Chamberlain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- Flanders Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Kennedy Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Loudville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- New Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pools Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
- Round Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tenants Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turners Corner and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Turners Corner to Wiscasset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 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 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,958 miles [6,369.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turners Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0315, Longitude: -69.4170 In this case, the coordinates for Turners Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.916 degrees. |
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