Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for York
- 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:
- 43.186198, -70.667276
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since York is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named York ...
We found 40 communities that share the name York.
Within Maine, the name York is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 37 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This York lies 3,738 miles [6,015.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the York that is located in York County.
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of York [Houston County].
- Rabun County
- This York is located in Rabun County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of York.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of York [Noble County].
- Steuben County
- This York is located in Steuben County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of York.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of York [Ottawa County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of York [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Shiawassee County
- This York is located in Shiawassee County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of York.
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of York [Washtenaw County].
- Minnesota
- Fillmore County
- This York is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of York.
- Lake County
- This York is located in Lake County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the west northwest of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of York.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This York is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of York.
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of York [Meagher County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- Livingston County
- This York is located in Livingston County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of York.
- Wayne County
- This York is located in Wayne County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of York.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This York is located in Jefferson County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of York.
- Sandusky County
- This York is located in Sandusky County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of York.
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of York [Trumbull County].
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of York [Union County].
- Ontario
- This York lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west of the York that is located in York County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This York lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the York that is located in York County.
- Quebec
- This York lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the York that is located in York County.
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near York ...
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.
- Bald Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Cider Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Clay Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Great Works
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Works have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Great Works is located in York County
- High Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Pasture have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
- High Pasture is located in York County
- Long Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Rosemary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Seabury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in York County
How Far From York 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in York and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from York to Alfred, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 89 miles [143.2 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 444 miles [714.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,455 miles [8,779 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 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,041 miles [6,503.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for York: www.yorkmaine.org/
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1862, Longitude: -70.6673 In this case, the coordinates for York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 York 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 York 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 303.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.961 degrees. |