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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 Wildes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildes Corner 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 Wildes Corner:
    • 43.357031, -70.469496
    • 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 Wildes Corner
  • 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 Wildes Corner 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 Wildes Corner

Communities Also Named Wildes Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Wildes Corner.

Within Maine, the name Wildes Corner is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Wildes Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Wildes Corner is located in Kent County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wildes Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Wildes Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildes Corner ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Airport Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
  • Cozy Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cozy Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
  • Elms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elms is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
  • Fortunes Rocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Four Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Goose Rocks Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
  • Guinea Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Guinea Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
  • Lower Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
  • Millers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Millers Crossing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
  • Moody Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moody Point is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
  • Tea Kettle Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
  • Town House Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Town House Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners

How Far From Wildes Corner 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 Wildes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wildes Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 459 miles [738.7 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 5,441 miles [8,756.4 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 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Wildes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wildes Corner 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 Wildes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3570, Longitude: -70.4695       In this case, the coordinates for Wildes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.462 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.164 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.778 degrees.