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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on York Landing
  • 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 York Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Landing
    • Central Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Cousins Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
    • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Evergreen Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
    • Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Ferry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Great Diamond Island Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Diamond Island Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Diamond Island Landing
    • Great Diamond Island Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
    • Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jenks Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Landing
    • Jenks Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jones Wharf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
    • Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
  • Little Diamond Island Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littlejohn Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlejohn Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
    • Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Long Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island <3>
  • Mariner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariner
    • Mariner is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Peaks Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Royal Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
      • Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Summit View Park ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
      • Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Sunset Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
      • Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County

How Far From York Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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.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).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 York Landing 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 303.241 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.98 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.456 degrees.









 

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