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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 Vinalhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinalhaven 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 Vinalhaven:
- 44.046772, -68.836146
- 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 Vinalhaven
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Vinalhaven is near Hancock County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Vinalhaven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinalhaven ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Dark Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
- Deer Isle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Goose Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
- Holiday Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Mountainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pulpit Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spruce Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Vinalhaven 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 Vinalhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vinalhaven and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vinalhaven to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 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 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Vinalhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vinalhaven 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 Vinalhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0468, Longitude: -68.8361 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.634 degrees. |
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