Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indian Landing
- 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 Indian Landing:
- 45.208125, -67.867782
- 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 Indian Landing
- 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
- Since Indian Landing is near Penobscot County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Indian Landing ...
We found three communities that share the name Indian Landing.
Within Maine, the name Indian Landing is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- This Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Landing that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Indian Landing.
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Indian Landing [Antrim County].
- Ontario
- This Indian Landing lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Landing that is located in Washington County.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Landing ...
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.
- Bear Trap Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Trap Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Trap Landing
- Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
- Bingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Grand Lake Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
- Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <4>
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaw Chopping Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw Chopping Landing
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing is located in Washington County
- Jumbo Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Landing
- Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lamb Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Place
- Lamb Place is located in Washington County
- Red Beach Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Beach Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach Landing
- Red Beach Landing is located in Washington County
How Far From Indian Landing 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 Indian Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Landing and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Landing to Machias, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,852 miles [6,199.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Indian Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2081, Longitude: -67.8678 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Landing 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Indian Landing 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Indian Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.319 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.487 degrees. |