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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 Bethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bethel 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 Bethel:
- 44.402008, -70.861182
- 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 Bethel
- 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 West Bethel is near Coos County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Bethel
Communities Also Named West Bethel ...
We found two communities that are also named West Bethel.
Within Maine, the name West Bethel is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This West Bethel is located in Windsor County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Bethel that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of West Bethel.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This West Bethel is located in Amherst County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Bethel that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of West Bethel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bethel ...
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.
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Locke Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Mayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Rim Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rim Junction is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
- Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
How Far From West Bethel 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 West Bethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bethel and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Bethel to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,417 miles [8,717.8 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 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,008 miles [6,450.3 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- West Bethel) 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 Bethel 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 Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4020, Longitude: -70.8612 In this case, the coordinates for West Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.40 degrees. |
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