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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Lamoine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Lamoine and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lamoine:
- 44.507855, -68.350573
- 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 Lamoine
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since North Lamoine 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 Lamoine
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lamoine ...
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.
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Joyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Red Rock Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Town Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From North Lamoine 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 North Lamoine 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 Lamoine and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Lamoine to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,309 miles [8,544 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 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,896 miles [6,270 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Lamoine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lamoine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lamoine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5079, Longitude: -68.3506 In this case, the coordinates for North Lamoine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.137 degrees. |
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