Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Ellsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Ellsworth and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Ellsworth

• 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 Ellsworth:
  • 44.557297, -68.546413
  • 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 Ellsworth

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since West Ellsworth is near Waldo County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Ellsworth

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Ellsworth ...

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.

• Cranes Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cranes Corners is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
• Eden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Egypt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Five Mile Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
• Grays Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Green Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Lake is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Joyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Joyville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
• Mariaville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Marks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
• Red Rock Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
• Sand Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Beach is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
• Sandy Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <1>

How Far From West Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Ellsworth and extending to:

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the East.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Ellsworth to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 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 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,903 miles [6,281.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'