Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atkinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atkinson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atkinson
- 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 Atkinson:
- 45.156724, -69.060318
- 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 Atkinson
- 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Atkinson is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Atkinson ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Atkinson.
Within Maine, the name Atkinson is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Atkinson is located in Brantley County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Atkinson that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Atkinson.
- Wayne 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 Georgia community of Atkinson [Wayne County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Atkinson lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east of the Atkinson that is located in Piscataquis County.
- Ontario
- This Atkinson lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the west of the Atkinson that is located in Piscataquis County.
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atkinson ...
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.
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Durbin Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
- Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Earnest Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earnest Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
- Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Gordon Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Hicks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
- Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Knight Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
- Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Parson Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
- Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Silvers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Starbirds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Storers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storers Corner
- Storers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Twin Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
- Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Atkinson 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 Atkinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atkinson and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Atkinson to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 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 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,905 miles [6,284.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atkinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Atkinson 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atkinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atkinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1567, Longitude: -69.0603 In this case, the coordinates for Atkinson 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 Atkinson, 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 Atkinson 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 302.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.146 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.101 degrees. |