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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 Old City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old City 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 Old City:
- 46.012268, -68.866433
- 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 Old City
- 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Old City is near Penobscot County and also Aroostook 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 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 Old City
Communities Also Named Old City ...
We found four communities that are also named Old City.
Within Maine, the name Old City is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Old City is located in Middlesex County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Old City that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Old City.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Old City is located in Herkimer County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Old City that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Old City.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Old City is located in Philadelphia County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old City that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Old City.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Old City is located in Orange County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Old City that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Old City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old City ...
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.
- Crystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Grindstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Halls Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hay Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
- Hersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hersey is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- High Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
- Moosehorn Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moosehorn Crossing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Crossing
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Stacyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
How Far From Old City 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 Old City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old City and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old City to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 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 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,869 miles [6,226.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Old City 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 Old City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0123, Longitude: -68.8664 In this case, the coordinates for Old City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.979 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.50 degrees. |
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