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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lebanon and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lebanon:
    • 43.382304, -70.950618
    • 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 Lebanon
  • 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 Lebanon is near Strafford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lebanon

Communities Also Named West Lebanon ...

We found seven communities that are also named West Lebanon.

Within Maine, the name West Lebanon is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Warren County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of West Lebanon.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Laclede County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of West Lebanon.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Grafton County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of West Lebanon.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Columbia County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of West Lebanon.
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Wayne County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of West Lebanon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Indiana County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of West Lebanon.
      • Lebanon County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the southwest of the West Lebanon that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of West Lebanon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lebanon ...

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.

  • Crocketts Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
  • Five Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Five Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Foundry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foundry is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
  • Gates Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
  • Hills Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
  • Hornetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hornetown is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
  • Lockes Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
  • Merrill Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
  • Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
  • Springvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Town House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Welshs Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Lebanon and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Lebanon to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,460 miles [8,787 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 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,047 miles [6,513 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lebanon) 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>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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3823, Longitude: -70.9506       In this case, the coordinates for West Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.751 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.492 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.988 degrees.