Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bancroft:
  • 45.752004, -67.945848
  • 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 Bancroft

• 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 North Bancroft is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for North Bancroft

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bancroft ...

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.

• City Camp Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
• Forest City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
• Forest City Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
• Fosterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Graham Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corner
• Green Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
• Irish Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Reed
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Reed is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Reed Plantation
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Upper Drew
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew

How Far From North Bancroft 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 Bancroft to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Bancroft and extending to:

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Bancroft to Houlton, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,838 miles [6,176.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'