Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bangor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bangor
- 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 Bangor:
- 44.801707, -68.771309
- 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 Bangor
- 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Bangor is near Hancock County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Bangor ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Bangor.
Within Maine, the name Bangor is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Morgan 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 Kentucky community of Bangor [Morgan County].
- Rowan County
- This Bangor is located in Rowan County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bangor.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Bangor lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Bangor lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Bangor lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac 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 Wisconsin community of Bangor [Fond du Lac County].
- La Crosse County
- This Bangor is located in La Crosse County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Bangor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangor ...
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.
- Brewer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <5>
- Cold Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Elliot Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
- Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Fowler Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenburn
- From Bangor to Glenburn
- Glenburn Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
- Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
- Hardy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Hardy Hill is located in Penobscot County
- Leathers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leathers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
- Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Lucky Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lucky Landing
- From Bangor to Lucky Landing
- Sandy Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
- Six Mile Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Snow Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snow Corner
- From Bangor to Snow Corner
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Bangor 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 city such as Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bangor and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bangor to Augusta, 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 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 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,904 miles [6,282.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bangor: www.bgrme.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bangor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8017, Longitude: -68.7713 |
| <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 Bangor 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 Bangor, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bangor 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 302.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.961 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.167 degrees. |