Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Amity, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Amity and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Amity
- 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 North Amity:
- 45.941723, -67.830293
- 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 North Amity
- 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
- Since North Amity is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Amity ...
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.
- Blowdown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eel River Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eel River Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Lake
- Graham Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corner
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Road
- Jackins Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackins Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackins Settlement
- Jackins Settlement is located in Aroostook County
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Monument
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Oak Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Union Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From North Amity 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 North Amity to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Amity and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Amity to Houlton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 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 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,828 miles [6,160.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Amity. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Amity) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Amity. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9417, Longitude: -67.8303 In this case, the coordinates for North Amity have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 North Amity to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.252 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.022 degrees. |