Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyndon:
  • 46.939604, -68.023144
  • 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 Lyndon

• 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

• 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 Lyndon

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lyndon ...

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.

• Bishop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishop is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• California
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • California is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Caribou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caribou
  • From North Lyndon to Caribou
• Carson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Four Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Grass Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Corner
• Green Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Limestone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Limestone
  • From North Lyndon to Limestone
• Maine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maine is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
• New Sweden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <1>
• Pauls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pauls is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
• Sweden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sweden is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

How Far From North Lyndon 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 Lyndon 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 Lyndon and extending to:

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Lyndon to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,805 miles [6,123.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'