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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 Tylers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tylers Corner 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 Tylers Corner:
    • 43.640080, -70.608667
    • 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 Tylers 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Tylers Corner is near Cumberland County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Tylers Corner

Communities Also Named Tylers Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Tylers Corner.

Within Maine, the name Tylers Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Tylers Corner is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,590 miles [4,168.2 km]<1> to the west of the Tylers Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Tylers Corner.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Tylers Corner is located in Oswego County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tylers Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Tylers Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tylers 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.

  • Bonny Eagle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
  • Chicopee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Groveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Groveville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Roberts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roberts Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
  • Salmon Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
  • Two Trails
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails
  • Union Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Falls is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls

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

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

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tylers Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,023 miles [6,474.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tylers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tylers 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 Tylers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6401, Longitude: -70.6087       In this case, the coordinates for Tylers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.50 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.255 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.691 degrees.