Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Attean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Attean and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Attean
- 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 Attean:
- 45.574770, -70.318124
- 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 Attean
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Attean is near Franklin County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Attean ...
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.
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Dennistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown
- Dennistown is located in Somerset County
- Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Jackman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
- Jackman is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <2>
- Jackman Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Mill
- Jackman Mill is located in Somerset County
- Long Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Moose River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Three Streams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Streams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Streams
- Three Streams is located in Somerset County
How Far From Attean to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Attean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Attean once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Attean and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Attean to Skowhegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,350 miles [8,610 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,945 miles [6,348.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Attean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Attean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Attean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5748, Longitude: -70.3181 In this case, the coordinates for Attean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Attean 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 302.979 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.009 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.482 degrees. |