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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 Welchville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welchville 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 Welchville:
- 44.133682, -70.463947
- 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 Welchville
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Welchville is near Androscoggin County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Welchville
Communities Also Named Welchville ...
We found one communities that are also named Welchville.
Within Maine, the name Welchville is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Welchville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Welchville is located in Salem County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Welchville that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Welchville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welchville ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Chambers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corner
- Dunkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paine Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Promised Land
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Stuarts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
How Far From Welchville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Welchville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welchville and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Welchville to Augusta, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of 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 5,411 miles [8,708.2 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 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,000 miles [6,437.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Welchville) 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 Welchville 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 Welchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1337, Longitude: -70.4639 In this case, the coordinates for Welchville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.328 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.356 degrees. |
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