Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lac Frontiere:
  • 46.695314, -69.993409
  • 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 Lac Frontiere

• 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:
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lac Frontiere ...

We found one communities that share the name Lac Frontiere.

Within Maine, the name Lac Frontiere is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Lac Frontiere in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Lac Frontiere lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of the Lac Frontiere that is located in Aroostook County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac Frontiere ...

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.

• Monk
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk
• Tourville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tourville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourville

How Far From Lac Frontiere 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 Lac Frontiere to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lac Frontiere and extending to:

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Lac Frontiere to Houlton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 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 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,895 miles [6,268.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lac Frontiere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/