Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Durham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Durham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Durham
- 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 Durham:
- 43.949244, -70.147274
- 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 Durham
- 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since West Durham is near Cumberland County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Durham ...
We found two communities that share the name West Durham.
Within Maine, the name West Durham is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Greene County
- This West Durham is located in Greene County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Durham that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of West Durham.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of West Durham [Durham County].
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Durham ...
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.
- Crockett Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Deep Cut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dunns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Foggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
- Gray Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Growstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
- Mast Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mast Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
- Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Murphy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
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- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Porter Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
- Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Robinson Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Royal Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
- Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Sodom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Todds Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners
- Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
- Pleasant Hill
How Far From West Durham 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 Durham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Durham and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Durham to Auburn, with an average speed<5> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 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 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,992 miles [6,424.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Durham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 Durham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Durham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9492, Longitude: -70.1473 In this case, the coordinates for West Durham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that West Durham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Durham 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 303.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.933 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.307 degrees. |