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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 Easton Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easton Station 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 Easton Station:
- 46.661153, -67.909747
- 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 Easton Station
- 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
- 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 Easton Station
Communities Also Named Easton Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Easton Station.
Within Maine, the name Easton Station is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Easton Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Easton Station is located in Bristol County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Easton Station that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Easton Station.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easton Station ...
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.
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clearview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Grindstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grindstone is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Kings Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
- Listerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Powers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Powers Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Stevensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stevensville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Tinker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
How Far From Easton Station 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 Easton Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easton Station and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Easton Station to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 185 miles [297.7 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 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 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,808 miles [6,128.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easton Station) 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 Easton Station 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 Easton Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6612, Longitude: -67.9097 In this case, the coordinates for Easton Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.235 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.618 degrees. |
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