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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 Gould Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gould 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 Gould Landing:
- 45.165072, -67.743612
- 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 Gould 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 Gould 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 Gould Landing
Communities Also Named Gould Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Gould Landing.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Gould Landing.
Beyond Maine.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Penobscot County
- This Gould Landing is located in Penobscot County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gould Landing that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Gould Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Trap Landing
- Bingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bingo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingo
- Grand Lake Stream
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
- Jumbo Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Landing
- Lamb Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Place
- Red Beach Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Beach Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach Landing
How Far From Gould Landing 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 Gould Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gould Landing and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gould Landing to Machias, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 115 miles [185.1 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 642 miles [1,033.2 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 5,260 miles [8,465.1 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 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,848 miles [6,192.8 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- Gould Landing) 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 Gould 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 Gould Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1651, Longitude: -67.7436 In this case, the coordinates for Gould Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.453 degrees. |
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