Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jonesboro Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonesboro Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jonesboro Station

• 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 Jonesboro Station:
  • 44.669799, -67.645551
  • 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 Jonesboro 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Jonesboro Station is near Hancock County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Jonesboro Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesboro 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.

• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cherryfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <1>
• Dog Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Indian River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian River is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
• Little River Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
• Marshville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Rivers End
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rivers End is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
• Starboard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Starboard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starboard

How Far From Jonesboro Station 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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro Station and extending to:

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jonesboro Station to Machias, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 108 miles [173.8 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 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 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 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,860 miles [6,212.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'