Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lincoln Plantation:
  • 44.945051, -70.996184
  • 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 Lincoln Plantation

• 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Since Lincoln Plantation is near Coos County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Lincoln Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln Plantation ...

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.

• Clarksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
• Errol
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Errol is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errol <1>
• Macy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Macy is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
• Middle Dam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
• Mingo Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
• Mountainview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountainview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Pleasant Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
• Ten Degree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Degree
• Upper Dam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam

How Far From Lincoln Plantation 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 Lincoln Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lincoln Plantation and extending to:

• South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln Plantation to South Paris, 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 over two days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,402 miles [8,693.7 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,995 miles [6,429.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'