Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kennebunk:
  • 43.408696, -70.581442
  • 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 Kennebunk

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Kennebunk ...

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.

• Airport Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Alewife
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alewife is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
• Cozy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Highpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• Hobbs Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Lower Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Millers Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
• Town House Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Town House Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Kennebunk and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from West Kennebunk to Augusta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,030 miles [6,485.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'