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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 Kenduskeag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenduskeag 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 Kenduskeag:
- 44.919543, -68.931018
- 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 Kenduskeag
- 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Kenduskeag is near Waldo County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Kenduskeag
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenduskeag ...
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.
- Elliot Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
- Gerry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gerry is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenburn Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
- Leathers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
- Lucky Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Six Mile Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Snow Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Kenduskeag to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kenduskeag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kenduskeag and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kenduskeag to Bangor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,907 miles [6,287.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenduskeag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kenduskeag 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 Kenduskeag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9195, Longitude: -68.9310 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.238 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.176 degrees. |
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