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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bremen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bremen and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Bremen:
    • 44.000976, -69.428702
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bremen
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Bremen is near Knox County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bremen

Communities Also Named Bremen ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Bremen.

Within Maine, the name Bremen is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Bremen is located in Cullman County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Bremen.
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • This Bremen is located in Haralson County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Bremen.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Bremen.
      • Randolph County
      • This Bremen is located in Randolph County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the west southwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Bremen.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall County
      • This Bremen is located in Marshall County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bremen.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • This Bremen is located in Marshall County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bremen.
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Bremen is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Bremen.
    • Minnesota
      • Wabasha County
      • This Bremen is located in Wabasha County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Bremen.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • Although located in Saint Louis City, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Bremen.
    • North Dakota
      • Wells County
      • This Bremen is located in Wells County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Bremen.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This Bremen is located in Fairfield County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Bremen.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bremen lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bremen that is located in Lincoln County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bremen ...

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.

How Far From Bremen 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 Bremen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bremen and extending to:

  • Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bremen to Wiscasset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,959 miles [6,371.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bremen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bremen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bremen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0010, Longitude: -69.4287       In this case, the coordinates for Bremen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.717 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.44 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.939 degrees.