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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 Glenwood Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenwood Plantation 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 Glenwood Plantation:
- 45.807835, -68.100019
- 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 Glenwood Plantation
- 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
- Since Glenwood Plantation is near Penobscot County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Glenwood Plantation
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenwood Plantation ...
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.
- City Camp Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
- Crystal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Green Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- High Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
- Irish Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irish Settlement is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Island Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Reed Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Silver Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Upper Drew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew
How Far From Glenwood Plantation 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 Glenwood Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glenwood Plantation and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenwood Plantation to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 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 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,843 miles [6,184.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenwood Plantation) 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 Glenwood Plantation 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 Glenwood Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8078, Longitude: -68.1000 In this case, the coordinates for Glenwood Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.54 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.239 degrees. |
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