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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Bristol
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named West Bristol ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
    • Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Lincoln County
  • Heron Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
    • Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
  • Loudville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
  • New Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
    • New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <2>
  • Pools Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pools Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
    • Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
  • Round Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
    • Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <2>
  • Spruceworld
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruceworld have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
    • Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
  • Yellow Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head
    • Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Bristol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Bristol) to Point B.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).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.808 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.53 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.04 degrees.




 

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