Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cyr Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cyr Plantation and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cyr Plantation
- 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 Cyr Plantation:
- 47.086432, -67.986692
- 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 Cyr Plantation
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cyr Plantation ...
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.
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Aroostook County
- Grand Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Falls <2>
- Grand Falls Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Portage
- Grand Falls Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Station
- Grass Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Corner
- Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Martin Siding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Siding
- New Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <2>
- Parent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Powers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Creek
- Sweden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cyr Plantation 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 Cyr Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cyr Plantation and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cyr Plantation to Houlton, 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,799 miles [6,113.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cyr Plantation. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cyr Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cyr Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0864, Longitude: -67.9867 In this case, the coordinates for Cyr Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cyr Plantation 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 301.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.392 degrees. |