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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 Bath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bath 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 Bath:
- 43.875081, -69.859214
- 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 Bath
- 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 Sagadahoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Since West Bath is near Cumberland County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Bath
Communities Also Named West Bath ...
We found one communities that are also named West Bath.
Within Maine, the name West Bath is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Bath in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This West Bath is located in Grafton County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Bath that is located in Sagadahoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of West Bath.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bath ...
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.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Days Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Deep Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
- Dyer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Dyer Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
- Five Islands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Growstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Growstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Hillside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Robinhood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinhood is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood
How Far From West Bath to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Bath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bath and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Sagadahoc County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from West Bath 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 over 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 5,395 miles [8,682.4 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 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,982 miles [6,408.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Bath) 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 Bath 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 Bath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8751, Longitude: -69.8592 In this case, the coordinates for West Bath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.738 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.212 degrees. |
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