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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 Dyer Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dyer Brook 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 Dyer Brook:
- 46.082077, -68.183158
- 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 Dyer Brook
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
- Since Dyer Brook is near Penobscot County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Dyer Brook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dyer Brook ...
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.
- City Camp Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Halls Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Island Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- New Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Dyer Brook 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 Dyer Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dyer Brook and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dyer Brook to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,245 miles [8,441 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 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,838 miles [6,176.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Dyer Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dyer Brook 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 Dyer Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0821, Longitude: -68.1832 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.114 degrees. |
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