Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gordon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gordon
- 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 Gordon:
- 45.530060, -68.284187
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gordon
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Gordon is near Aroostook County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gordon ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Gordon.
Within Maine, the name Gordon is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Gordon [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Gordon is located in Houston County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Gordon.
- Alaska
- This Gordon lies 2,914 miles [4,689.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Gordon is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gordon.
- Walton County
- This Gordon is located in Walton County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Gordon.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Gordon is located in Letcher County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Gordon.
- Muhlenberg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gordon [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Gordon.
- Claiborne Parish
- This Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km] to the west southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Gordon.
- Ouachita Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gordon [Ouachita Parish].
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km] to the west southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Gordon.
- Manitoba
- This Gordon lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Gordon is located in Cascade County and lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Gordon.
- Gallatin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Gordon [Gallatin County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Gordon is located in Darke County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gordon that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Gordon.
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Gordon [Morgan County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Kingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <5>
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <5>
- Lincoln Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
- Pea Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Reed Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Upper Drew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew
- Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Gordon 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 Gordon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gordon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordon and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon to Bangor, with an average speed<6> 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 111 miles [178.6 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 639 miles [1,028.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,860 miles [6,212.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Gordon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5301, Longitude: -68.2842 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Gordon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.713 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.59 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.498 degrees. |