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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 Winnecook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winnecook 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 Winnecook:
    • 44.654511, -69.387823
    • 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 Winnecook
  • 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

Communities Also Named Winnecook ...

We found two communities that share the name Winnecook.

Within Maine, the name Winnecook is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Winnecook [Meagher County].
      • Wheatland County
      • This Winnecook is located in Wheatland County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Winnecook that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheatland County community of Winnecook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnecook ...

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.

  • Cooks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
    • Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Decker Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
    • Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Dodge Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
    • Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Dogtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
  • Farwells Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
    • Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Freedom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
  • Greens Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
    • Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Houston Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Smarts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
    • Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Unity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>

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

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

  • Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winnecook to Belfast, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,936 miles [6,334.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winnecook. 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 encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Winnecook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winnecook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winnecook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6545, Longitude: -69.3878       In this case, the coordinates for Winnecook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Winnecook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.571 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.392 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.55 degrees.




 

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