Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yagger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yagger and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yagger

• 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 Yagger:
  • 44.210903, -70.634785
  • 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 Yagger

• 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Since Yagger is near Cumberland County and also Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin 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 Yagger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yagger ...

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.

• Brimstone Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Hunts Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Lynchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Nobles Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Scribners Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Scribners Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Mill
• Sodom
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sodom is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Stuarts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
• Trap Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yagger and extending to:

• South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies just to the East.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Yagger to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 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 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,004 miles [6,443.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'