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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 Trescott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Trescott and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Trescott:
    • 44.859523, -67.131651
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Trescott
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Trescott ...

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.

  • Chocolate Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Cove
  • Dennysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <3>
  • Fairhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhaven <3>
  • Halls Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
    • Halls Mills is located in Washington County
  • Indian Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Island
  • Lower Dennysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Pleasant Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
  • Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Split Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Hill
    • Split Hill is located in Washington County
  • Welshpool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in North Trescott and extending to:

  • Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Trescott to Machias, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,832 miles [6,167 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Trescott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Trescott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Trescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8595, Longitude: -67.1317       In this case, the coordinates for North Trescott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Trescott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.141 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.832 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.342 degrees.









 

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