Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitlocks Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitlocks Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitlocks Mill
- 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 Whitlocks Mill:
- 45.160908, -67.226935
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whitlocks Mill
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitlocks Mill ...
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.
- Burnt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
- Edwards Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Corner
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Heathland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Maxwell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oak Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
- Red Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
- Red Beach is located in Washington County
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Valley Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road
How Far From Whitlocks Mill 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 Whitlocks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whitlocks Mill and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitlocks Mill to Machias, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 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 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,826 miles [6,157.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitlocks Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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- Whitlocks Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitlocks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1609, Longitude: -67.2269 In this case, the coordinates for Whitlocks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whitlocks Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.203 degrees. |