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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Michigan Settlement:
    • 47.231151, -68.525323
    • 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 Michigan Settlement
  • 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
  • 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 Michigan Settlement ...

We found one communities that share the name Michigan Settlement.

Within Maine, the name Michigan Settlement is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Michigan Settlement in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Michigan Settlement [Cascade County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Michigan Settlement ...

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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
  • Burnt Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
    • Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Burnt Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
    • Burnt Mill is located in Aroostook County
  • Eagle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
  • Frenchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <4>
  • Grand Isle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <4>
  • Green River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Jones Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
    • Jones Mill is located in Aroostook County
  • Soldier Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
    • Winterville is located in Aroostook County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Michigan Settlement and extending to:

  • Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<5> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Michigan Settlement to Houlton, with an average speed<6>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 210 miles [338 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,817 miles [6,142.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Michigan Settlement. 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>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 Michigan Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Michigan Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Michigan Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2312, Longitude: -68.5253       In this case, the coordinates for Michigan Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Michigan Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.503 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.664 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.583 degrees.




 

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