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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 Bristol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bristol 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 Bristol:
- 43.928970, -69.557269
- 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 Bristol
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since West Bristol is near Sagadahoc County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Bristol
Communities Also Named West Bristol ...
We found one communities that are also named West Bristol.
Within Maine, the name West Bristol is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Bristol in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This West Bristol is located in Bucks County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Bristol that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of West Bristol.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bristol ...
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.
- Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boothbay Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Heron Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
- Loudville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- New Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pools Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
- Round Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spruceworld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
- Yellow Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head
How Far From West Bristol 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 Bristol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bristol and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from West Bristol to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 519 miles [835.2 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,967 miles [6,384.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Bristol) 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 Bristol 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 Bristol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9290, Longitude: -69.5573 In this case, the coordinates for West Bristol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.808 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.04 degrees. |
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