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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 York Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Landing 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 York Landing:
- 43.728692, -70.208937
- 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 York Landing
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since York Landing is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 York Landing
Communities Also Named York Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named York Landing.
Within Maine, the name York Landing is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named York Landing in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This York Landing lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the York Landing that is located in Cumberland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near York Landing ...
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.
- Central Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Landing
- Cousins Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Evergreen Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
- Ferry Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Great Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
- Jenks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jenks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Landing
- Jones Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littlejohn Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Peaks Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Royal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
- Summit View Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
- Sunset Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
How Far From York Landing 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 York Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York Landing and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from York Landing 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 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 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,002 miles [6,440.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- York Landing) 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 York Landing 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 York Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7287, Longitude: -70.2089 In this case, the coordinates for York Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.456 degrees. |
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