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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 Howe Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howe Brook 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 Howe Brook:
- 46.305048, -68.194196
- 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 Howe Brook
- 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
- Since Howe Brook is near Penobscot County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Howe Brook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howe Brook ...
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.
- Deadmans Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deadmans Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Corner
- Dyer Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Halls Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Harvey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hill is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Jewells Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jewells Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Corner
- Little Canada
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merrill is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- New Limerick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pride
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pride is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
- Sharp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharp is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
How Far From Howe Brook 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 Howe Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Howe Brook and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howe Brook to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 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 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,832 miles [6,167 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Howe Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howe Brook 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 Howe Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3050, Longitude: -68.1942 In this case, the coordinates for Howe Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.983 degrees. |
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