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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 Falmouth Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Falmouth Corner 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 Falmouth Corner:
- 43.746469, -70.303105
- 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 Falmouth Corner
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since West Falmouth Corner is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Falmouth Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Falmouth Corner ...
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.
- Blackstrap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
- Cousins Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Evergreen Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
- Ferry Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Gag Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
- Great Diamond Island Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
- Ireland Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Libbytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Popeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Popeville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Prides Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Royal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Summit View Park ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From West Falmouth Corner 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 Falmouth Corner 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 Falmouth Corner and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from West Falmouth Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,419 miles [8,721 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 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,006 miles [6,447 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Falmouth Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Falmouth Corner 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 Falmouth Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7465, Longitude: -70.3031 In this case, the coordinates for West Falmouth Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.491 degrees. |
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