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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 East Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bangor 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 East Bangor:
- 44.852939, -68.810435
- 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 East Bangor
- 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 East Bangor is near Waldo County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 East Bangor
Communities Also Named East Bangor ...
We found one communities that are also named East Bangor.
Within Maine, the name East Bangor is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named East Bangor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This East Bangor is located in Northampton County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Bangor that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of East Bangor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bangor ...
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.
- Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Elliot Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
- Hardy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardy Hill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Leathers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
- Lucky Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Six Mile Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Snow Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From East Bangor 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 East Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Bangor and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from East Bangor to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 589 miles [947.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 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 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,904 miles [6,282.9 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- East Bangor) 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 East Bangor 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 East Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8529, Longitude: -68.8104 In this case, the coordinates for East Bangor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.156 degrees. |
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