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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 Mount Vernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon:
- 44.453122, -70.015333
- 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 Mount Vernon
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since West Mount Vernon is near Androscoggin County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Mount Vernon
Communities Also Named West Mount Vernon ...
We found one communities that are also named West Mount Vernon.
Within Maine, the name West Mount Vernon is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Mount Vernon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Westchester County
- This West Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Mount Vernon that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of West Mount Vernon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Mount Vernon ...
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.
- Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Kents Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Rome Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
- Shy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Stones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Summerhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Tallwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
- Twelve Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Wings Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
How Far From West Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Mount Vernon and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Mount Vernon to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 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 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,970 miles [6,389.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Mount Vernon) 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4531, Longitude: -70.0153 In this case, the coordinates for West Mount Vernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.965 degrees. |
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