Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grindstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grindstone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grindstone
- 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 Grindstone:
- 46.576153, -68.087531
- 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 Grindstone
- 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:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grindstone ...
We found five communities that share the name Grindstone.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Grindstone.
Beyond Maine, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Penobscot County
- This Grindstone is located in Penobscot County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grindstone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Grindstone.
- Penobscot County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Grindstone is located in Jefferson County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grindstone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Grindstone.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Grindstone is located in Fayette County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grindstone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Grindstone.
- South Dakota
- Haakon County
- This Grindstone is located in Haakon County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west of the Grindstone that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haakon County community of Grindstone.
- Texas
- Freestone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Grindstone [Freestone County].
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grindstone ...
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.
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
- Bugbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Castle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Deadmans Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadmans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Corner
- Deadmans Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Kings Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
- Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County
- Listerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listerville
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Powers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Powers Corner is located in Aroostook County
How Far From Grindstone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grindstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grindstone and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grindstone to Houlton, with an average speed<6> 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 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 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,819 miles [6,146.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grindstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Grindstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grindstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5762, Longitude: -68.0875 In this case, the coordinates for Grindstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Grindstone 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Grindstone 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 301.367 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.394 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.762 degrees. |