Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in East Millinocket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Millinocket and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Millinocket

• 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 Millinocket:
  • 45.627553, -68.574475
  • 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 Millinocket

• 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 Millinocket is near Aroostook County and also Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis 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 Millinocket

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Millinocket ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chester is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
• Dolby
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dolby is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolby
• Gordon ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Grindstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Hay Brook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
• High Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
• Little Italy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Meadowville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Pea Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Stacyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

How Far From East Millinocket 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 Millinocket to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Millinocket to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 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 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,869 miles [6,226.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'