Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Village
- 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 Upper Village:
- 43.802857, -70.194772
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Upper Village
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Upper Village is near Androscoggin County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Upper Village ...
We found two communities that share the name Upper Village.
Within Maine, the name Upper Village is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Upper Village is located in Coos County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest of the Upper Village that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Upper Village.
- Grafton County
- This Upper Village is located in Grafton County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest of the Upper Village that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Upper Village.
- New Hampshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Village ...
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.
- Cousins Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Crockett Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Dunns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
- Littlejohn Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlejohn Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
- Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
- Porter Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
- Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Royal Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
- Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Sodom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Sunset Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
- Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Todds Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners
- Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Upper Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Upper Village once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Upper Village and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Village to Portland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,999 miles [6,435.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8029, Longitude: -70.1948 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Upper Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Upper Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.22 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.409 degrees. |