Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Great Pond:
  • 44.940347, -68.281963
  • 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 Great Pond

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Great Pond 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 Great Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Pond ...

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.

• Argyle
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Argyle is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Aurora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Aurora is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Cardville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
• Dog Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dog Corners is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corners
• Great Works
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Greenbush
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Mariaville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Pea Cove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cove
• Steep Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steep Landing is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Landing
• Stillwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Great Pond 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 Great Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Great Pond and extending to:

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Great Pond to Ellsworth, 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 just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 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 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,879 miles [6,242.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'