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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 Crockertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crockertown 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 Crockertown:
- 45.395061, -68.296686
- 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 Crockertown
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Crockertown is near Aroostook County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Crockertown
Communities Also Named Crockertown ...
We found one communities that are also named Crockertown.
Within Maine, the name Crockertown is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Crockertown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Crockertown is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crockertown that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Crockertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crockertown ...
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.
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Libby Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Corner
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Pea Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
How Far From Crockertown 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 Crockertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crockertown and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crockertown to Bangor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 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 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,865 miles [6,220.1 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- Crockertown) 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 Crockertown 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 Crockertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3951, Longitude: -68.2967 In this case, the coordinates for Crockertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.585 degrees. |
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