Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mariaville:
  • 44.780628, -68.373077
  • 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 Mariaville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Mariaville ...

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.

• Aurora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Dog Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dog Corners is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corners
• Egypt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Great Pond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Great Works
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Green Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Lake is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Joyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Joyville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
• Mariaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Sand Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Beach is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
• Steep Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Steep Landing is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Landing

How Far From North Mariaville 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 Mariaville 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 Mariaville and extending to:

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Mariaville to Ellsworth, 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 five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 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 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,888 miles [6,257.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'