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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 Weeks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weeks 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 Weeks Corner:
- 44.771730, -69.467270
- 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 Weeks 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Weeks Corner is near Kennebec County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Weeks Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weeks 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.
- Bog Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
- Castle Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
- Cooks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cornville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Decker Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Dodge Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Greens Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hasty Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Houston Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Marsh Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Miles Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Nutter Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
- Smarts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Stronghold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stronghold is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Weeks 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 Weeks 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 Weeks Corner and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Weeks Corner to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,935 miles [6,332.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weeks 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 Weeks 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 Weeks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7717, Longitude: -69.4673 In this case, the coordinates for Weeks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.598 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.521 degrees. |
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