Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mainstream:
  • 44.970079, -69.507014
  • 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 Mainstream

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Mainstream is near Piscataquis County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Mainstream

Communities Also Named Mainstream ...

We found one communities that are also named Mainstream.

Within Maine, the name Mainstream is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Mainstream lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mainstream that is located in Somerset County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mainstream ...

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.

• Castle Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
• Dixie Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harmony
  • From Mainstream to Harmony
• Hartland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
• Huff Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
• Nutter Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
• Stronghold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stronghold is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
• Todds Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mainstream to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 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 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,931 miles [6,326.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'