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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Falmouth 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:
- 43.740080, -70.295050
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named West Falmouth ...
We found one communities that are also named West Falmouth.
Within Maine, the name West Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Falmouth in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south of the West Falmouth that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of West Falmouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Falmouth ...
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
- Cash Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- 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
- Crocketts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Jones Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
- Knightville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
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- Libbytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mariner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mariner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariner
- Meeting House Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Peaks Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
- Sunset Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From West Falmouth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of West Falmouth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in West Falmouth 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]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from West Falmouth to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,006 miles [6,447 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Falmouth) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Falmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7401, Longitude: -70.2951 In this case, the coordinates for West Falmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.039 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.49 degrees. |
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