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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 Elsemore Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsemore Landing 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 Elsemore Landing:
- 45.181181, -67.898061
- 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 Elsemore Landing
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Elsemore Landing is near Penobscot County and also Hancock 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 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 Elsemore Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsemore Landing ...
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.
- Bear Trap Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Trap Landing
- Bingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bingo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingo
- Grand Lake Stream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
- Jumbo Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Landing
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Red Beach Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Beach Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach Landing
How Far From Elsemore Landing 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 Elsemore Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elsemore Landing and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elsemore Landing to Machias, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,854 miles [6,202.4 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' (or 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- Elsemore Landing) 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 Elsemore Landing 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 Elsemore Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1812, Longitude: -67.8981 In this case, the coordinates for Elsemore Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.546 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.518 degrees. |
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