Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ludlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ludlow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ludlow
- 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 Ludlow:
- 46.140607, -68.040022
- 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 Ludlow
- 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
- Since Ludlow is near Penobscot County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Ludlow ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ludlow.
Within Maine, the name Ludlow is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Ludlow is located in Hampden County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Ludlow.
- Worcester County
- This Ludlow is located in Worcester County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Ludlow.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Livingston County
- This Ludlow is located in Livingston County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the west of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Ludlow.
- Scott County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Scott County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Ludlow.
- New Brunswick
- This Ludlow lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Ludlow is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Ludlow.
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ludlow [Miami County].
- Washington County
- This Ludlow is located in Washington County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the west southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ludlow.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Ludlow is located in McKean County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Ludlow.
- Philadelphia County
- This Ludlow is located in Philadelphia County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the southwest of the Ludlow that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Ludlow.
- South Dakota
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ludlow ...
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.
- Dyer Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Green Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Road
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Island Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Falls
- Island Falls is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Falls <6>
- Jackins Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackins Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackins Settlement
- Jackins Settlement is located in Aroostook County
- Little Canada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - New Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Limerick
- New Limerick is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Limerick <6>
- Sharp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Union Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Ludlow 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 Ludlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ludlow and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ludlow to Houlton, with an average speed<7> 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,830 miles [6,163.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ludlow. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ludlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ludlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1406, Longitude: -68.0400 In this case, the coordinates for Ludlow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ludlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ludlow could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Ludlow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.431 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.386 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.006 degrees. |