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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 Trenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Trenton 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 Trenton:
- 44.435711, -68.397478
- 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 Trenton
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since West Trenton is near Waldo County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Trenton
Communities Also Named West Trenton ...
We found one communities that are also named West Trenton.
Within Maine, the name West Trenton is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named West Trenton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This West Trenton is located in Mercer County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Trenton that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of West Trenton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Trenton ...
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.
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Hall Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
- Hulls Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Pretty Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Red Rock Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Seal Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From West Trenton 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 Trenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Trenton and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Trenton to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 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 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,900 miles [6,276.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Trenton) 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 Trenton 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 Trenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4357, Longitude: -68.3975 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.201 degrees. |
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