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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 West Athens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Athens 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 West Athens:
- 44.953391, -69.710886
- 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 West Athens
- 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 West Athens is near Piscataquis County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 West Athens
Communities Also Named West Athens ...
We found three communities that are also named West Athens.
Within Maine, the name West Athens is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This West Athens is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,657 miles [4,276 km]<1> to the west of the West Athens that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of West Athens.
- New York
- Greene County
- This West Athens is located in Greene County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Athens that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of West Athens.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This West Athens is located in Bradford County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Athens that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of West Athens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Athens ...
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.
- Castle Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
- Cornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huff Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
- Kingsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Mainstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Martin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Moody Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
- Stronghold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stronghold is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From West Athens 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 West Athens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Athens and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Athens 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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 5,349 miles [8,608.4 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 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,940 miles [6,340.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Athens) 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 West Athens 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 West Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9534, Longitude: -69.7109 In this case, the coordinates for West Athens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.536 degrees. |
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