Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenburn Center:
  • 44.910624, -68.847259
  • 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 Glenburn Center

• 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 Glenburn Center 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 Glenburn Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenburn Center ...

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.

• Elliot Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
• French Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • French Settlement is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Gerry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gerry is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
• Glenburn
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Leathers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
• Lucky Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
• Sandy Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Six Mile Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
• Snow Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
• Stillwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Glenburn Center 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 Glenburn Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glenburn Center 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 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Glenburn Center to Augusta, 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'