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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 Waterboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterboro 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 Waterboro:
- 43.535637, -70.715057
- 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 Waterboro
- 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 Waterboro is near Strafford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Waterboro
Communities Also Named Waterboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterboro.
Within Maine, the name Waterboro is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Waterboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waterboro that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Waterboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterboro ...
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.
- Airport Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Alewife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alewife is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
- Bonny Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Highpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
- Hobbs Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
- Lake Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Limerick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limerick Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limerick Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Mills
- Perrys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Roberts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Salmon Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Brook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
- Shady Nook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Nook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Springvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
How Far From Waterboro 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 Waterboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterboro and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the South.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Waterboro to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 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 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,031 miles [6,487.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waterboro) 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 Waterboro 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 Waterboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5356, Longitude: -70.7151 In this case, the coordinates for Waterboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.797 degrees. |
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