Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Madawaska:
  • 47.355318, -68.321708
  • 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 Madawaska

• 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Madawaska

Communities Also Named Madawaska ...

We found two communities that are also named Madawaska.

Within Maine, the name Madawaska is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • This Madawaska is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madawaska that is located in Aroostook County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Madawaska.
  • Ontario
    • This Madawaska lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west of the Madawaska that is located in Aroostook County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madawaska ...

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.

• Boundary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
• Burnt Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
• Frenchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <2>
• Grand Isle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Isle is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
• Green River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Halfway Depot
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Depot
• Michigan Settlement
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
• Parent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parent is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
• Prime
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime
• Soldier Pond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Soldier Pond is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Pond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier Pond <2>

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

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

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Madawaska to Houlton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 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 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,804 miles [6,121.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'