Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wells Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wells Beach

• 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 Wells Beach:
  • 43.302586, -70.567275
  • 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 Wells Beach

• 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 Wells Beach 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 Wells Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells Beach ...

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.

• Bald Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bald Head is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
• Cozy Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Grays Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• High Pasture
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Pasture is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
• Highpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• Hobbs Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Lower Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Moody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moody Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moody Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
• Moody Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Parsonage Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Wells Beach 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 Wells Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wells Beach and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wells Beach to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,033 miles [6,490.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'