Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lakeside Landing:
  • 44.930346, -68.806147
  • 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 Lakeside Landing

• 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 Lakeside Landing is near Hancock County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Lakeside Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Landing ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
• French Settlement
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • French Settlement is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Gerry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gerry is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
• Glenburn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Glenburn Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
• Lucky Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
• Pea Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cove
• Sandy Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Six Mile Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Lakeside Landing 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 Lakeside Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lakeside Landing and extending to:

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Landing to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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 64 miles [103 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 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 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,902 miles [6,279.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'