Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dover - Foxcroft

• 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 Dover - Foxcroft:
  • 45.183388, -69.226989
  • 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 Dover - Foxcroft

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Since Dover - Foxcroft is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dover - Foxcroft

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dover - Foxcroft ...

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.

• Durbin Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
• Earnest Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
• Gordon Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Hicks Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
• Howard Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
• Jackman Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
• Knight Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
• Packard Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
• Parson Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
• Silvers Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
• Starbirds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds

How Far From Dover - Foxcroft to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dover - Foxcroft to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dover - Foxcroft and extending to:

• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Dover - Foxcroft to Augusta, with an average speed<2> 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 590 miles [949.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,912 miles [6,295.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'