Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Limestone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limestone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Limestone
- 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 Limestone:
- 46.908655, -67.825852
- 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 Limestone
- 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 Aroostook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aroostook 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 Limestone ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Limestone.
Within Maine, the name Limestone is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Limestone [Madison County].
- Monroe 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 Alabama community of Limestone [Monroe County].
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hardee County
- This Limestone is located in Hardee County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Limestone.
- Jefferson County
- This Limestone is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km] to the southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Limestone.
- Walton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Limestone [Walton County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Limestone is located in Kankakee County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Limestone.
- Peoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Limestone [Peoria County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Limestone [Crawford County].
- Jewell 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 Limestone [Jewell County].
- Mitchell 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 Limestone [Mitchell County].
- Washington 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 Limestone [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Alger County
- This Limestone is located in Alger County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<2> to the west of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Limestone.
- Schoolcraft County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Limestone [Schoolcraft County].
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New York
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Limestone.
- Jackson County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Limestone [Jackson County].
- Ottawa County
- This Limestone is located in Ottawa County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Limestone.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Limestone [Latimer County].
- Rogers County
- This Limestone is located in Rogers County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Limestone.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Limestone [Harrison County].
- Marshall County
- This Limestone is located in Marshall County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Limestone.
- Mineral County
- This Limestone is located in Mineral County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the southwest of the Limestone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Limestone.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Limestone ...
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.
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - California Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Settlement
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Aroostook County
- Four Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Falls
- Grass Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Corner
- Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lower California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower California
- Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stevensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Aroostook County
- Upper California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper California
How Far From Limestone 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 Limestone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Limestone and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Limestone to Houlton, with an average speed<6> 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 over two days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,797 miles [6,110.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Limestone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Limestone 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Limestone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9087, Longitude: -67.8259 In this case, the coordinates for Limestone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Limestone, 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Limestone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.188 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.42 degrees. |