Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moro Plantation:
  • 46.165049, -68.372810
  • 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 Moro Plantation

• 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
  • Since Moro Plantation is near Penobscot County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Moro Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moro Plantation ...

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.

• Crystal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Dyer Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Halls Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hersey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• Hillman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillman is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Island Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Falls is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Falls <1>
• Little Canada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
• Merrill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Pride
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pride is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moro Plantation and extending to:

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moro Plantation to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 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 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,844 miles [6,186.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'