Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vickerys 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 Vickerys Corner:
  • 44.401742, -69.112816
  • 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 Vickerys 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Since Vickerys Corner is near Knox County and also Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Vickerys Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vickerys 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.

• Butlers Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
• Dog Island Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
• Greenlaws Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
• Halls Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hayford Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
• Heals Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
• Knights Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
• Neals Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• Pauls Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
• Poors Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
• Slab City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slab City is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
• Waldo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Waldo is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vickerys Corner and extending to:

• Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Vickerys Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 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 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,932 miles [6,327.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'