Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Appleton:
  • 44.304243, -69.209209
  • 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 North Appleton

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since North Appleton is near Waldo County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 North Appleton

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Appleton ...

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.

• Grants Turn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grants Turn is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
• Gushees Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
• Heals Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
• Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
• Knights Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Lincolnville Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnville Center is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville Center <1>
• Lucas Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
• Martins Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Martins Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Pauls Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
• Sawpit Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
• Slab City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slab City is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
• Townhouse Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner

How Far From North Appleton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Appleton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Appleton to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 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 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,940 miles [6,340.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'