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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 Twelve Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelve Corners 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 Twelve Corners:
    • 44.462843, -70.115612
    • 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 Twelve Corners
  • 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
    • Since Twelve Corners is near Androscoggin County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Twelve Corners

Communities Also Named Twelve Corners ...

We found three communities that are also named Twelve Corners.

Within Maine, the name Twelve Corners is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the west of the Twelve Corners that is located in Kennebec County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Twelve Corners.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west of the Twelve Corners that is located in Kennebec County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Twelve Corners.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Twelve Corners is located in Outagamie County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west of the Twelve Corners that is located in Kennebec County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Twelve Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelve Corners ...

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.

  • Gilbertville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Jay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
  • Kents Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Livermore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Locks Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
  • Meadowview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Meadowview is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Shy Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
  • Stones Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stones Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
  • Wings Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills

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

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twelve Corners to Augusta, 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 6 hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 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 5,384 miles [8,664.7 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 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,974 miles [6,395.5 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- Twelve Corners) 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 Twelve Corners 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 Twelve Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4628, Longitude: -70.1156       In this case, the coordinates for Twelve Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.056 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.90 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.008 degrees.