Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moosehorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moosehorn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moosehorn
- 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 Moosehorn:
- 45.385604, -70.794240
- 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 Moosehorn
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Moosehorn is near Somerset County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Moosehorn ...
We found three communities that share the name Moosehorn.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Moosehorn.
Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Moosehorn lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moosehorn that is located in Franklin County.
- Montana
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moosehorn ...
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 northeast) - Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Ditchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ditchfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchfield
- Echo Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Loon Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Pleasant Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
- Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
- Round Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
- Scotstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotstown
- Skinner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Three Streams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Streams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Streams
- Three Streams is located in Somerset County
How Far From Moosehorn 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 Moosehorn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Moosehorn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moosehorn and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moosehorn to Farmington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,972 miles [6,392.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moosehorn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moosehorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3856, Longitude: -70.7942 In this case, the coordinates for Moosehorn 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 Moosehorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moosehorn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.313 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.348 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.826 degrees. |