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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 Grand Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle:
- 47.305319, -68.151980
- 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 Grand Isle
- 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
- 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 Grand Isle
Communities Also Named Grand Isle ...
We found two communities that are also named Grand Isle.
Within Maine, the name Grand Isle is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grand Isle that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Grand Isle.
- Vermont
- Grand Isle County
- This Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grand Isle that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Isle County community of Grand Isle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Isle ...
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.
- Burnt Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
- California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- California is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Frenchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grand River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Michigan Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Parent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parent is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Prime
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime
How Far From Grand Isle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grand Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Isle and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Grand Isle to Houlton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 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 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,799 miles [6,113.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand Isle) 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 Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3053, Longitude: -68.1520 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Isle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.342 degrees. |
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