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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 Imnarkuan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Imnarkuan and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Imnarkuan:
    • 44.953689, -67.161929
    • 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 Imnarkuan
  • 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:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Imnarkuan ...

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.

  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Chocolate Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Cove
  • Dennysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <4>
  • Fairhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhaven <4>
  • Indian Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Island
  • Leonardville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Lords Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Cove
  • Lower Dennysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Pine Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corner
    • Pine Corner is located in Washington County
  • Pleasant Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Split Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Hill
    • Split Hill is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Imnarkuan once stood, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Imnarkuan and extending to:

  • Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Imnarkuan to Machias, with an average speed<7> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,830 miles [6,163.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Imnarkuan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Imnarkuan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Imnarkuan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9537, Longitude: -67.1619       In this case, the coordinates for Imnarkuan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.
<8>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 Imnarkuan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.139 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.847 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.299 degrees.









 

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