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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 Moose River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moose River and the surrounding area.
- 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 Moose River:
- 45.652824, -70.266179
- 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 Moose River
- 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 Moose River is near Franklin County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Moose River
Communities Also Named Moose River ...
We found four communities that are also named Moose River.
Within Maine, the name Moose River is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other five communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Moose River [Lewis County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Moose River lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the east of the Moose River that is located in Somerset County.
- Ontario
- This Moose River lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Moose River that is located in Somerset County.
- Quebec
- This Moose River lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west of the Moose River that is located in Somerset County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moose River ...
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.
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Dennistown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dennistown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown
- Dyerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
- Jackman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackman Mill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackman Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Mill
- Long Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Skinner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Three Streams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Streams is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Streams
How Far From Moose River 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 Moose River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moose River and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moose River to Skowhegan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,941 miles [6,342.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Moose River 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moose River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moose River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moose River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6528, Longitude: -70.2662 In this case, the coordinates for Moose River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.932 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.412 degrees. |
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