Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Irish Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irish Settlement and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Irish Settlement
- 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 Irish Settlement:
- 45.657840, -67.911679
- 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 Irish Settlement
- 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 Irish Settlement is near Aroostook County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Irish Settlement ...
We found four communities that share the name Irish Settlement.
Within Maine, the name Irish Settlement is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Irish Settlement.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Irish Settlement that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Irish Settlement.
- Herkimer County
- This Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west southwest of the Irish Settlement that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Irish Settlement.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Irish Settlement is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Irish Settlement that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Irish Settlement.
- New Brunswick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irish Settlement ...
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.
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Forest City Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Fosterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Kingman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <5>
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Reed Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Upper Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew
- Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Irish Settlement 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 Irish Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irish Settlement and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irish Settlement to Machias, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 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 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,840 miles [6,179.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irish Settlement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Irish Settlement 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irish Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irish Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6578, Longitude: -67.9117 In this case, the coordinates for Irish Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Irish Settlement 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 301.454 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.325 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.237 degrees. |