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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 Webster Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webster Corner 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 Webster Corner:
- 44.060076, -70.085886
- 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 Webster 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since Webster Corner is near Sagadahoc County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Webster Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Webster 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.
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Drinkwater Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Foggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greene Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Murphy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Robinson Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Royal Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
- Starbird Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
- Stevens Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
How Far From Webster 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 Webster Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Webster Corner and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Webster Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 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 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,986 miles [6,414.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Webster Corner) 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 Webster 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 Webster Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0601, Longitude: -70.0859 In this case, the coordinates for Webster Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.108 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.217 degrees. |
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