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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 Jemtland Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jemtland Station 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 Jemtland Station:
- 47.011987, -68.120586
- 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 Jemtland Station
- 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
- 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 Jemtland Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jemtland Station ...
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.
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Burnt Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- California is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Caribou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Grass Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Corner
- Martin Siding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pauls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pauls is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Sweden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweden is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
How Far From Jemtland Station 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 Jemtland Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jemtland Station and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jemtland Station to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 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 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,807 miles [6,126.8 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 '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- Jemtland Station) 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 Jemtland Station 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 Jemtland Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0120, Longitude: -68.1206 In this case, the coordinates for Jemtland Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.292 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.509 degrees. |
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