Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Onawa:
  • 45.366716, -69.371716
  • 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 Onawa

• 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 Onawa is near Penobscot County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Onawa

Communities Also Named Onawa ...

We found one communities that are also named Onawa.

Within Maine, the name Onawa is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Onawa in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Monona County
    • This Onawa is located in Monona County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the west of the Onawa that is located in Piscataquis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monona County community of Onawa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Onawa ...

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.

• Bodfish
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bodfish is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
• Elliottsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
• Greenville Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <2>
• Lower Shirley Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
• Moosehorn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
• Packard Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
• Parrot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
• Parson Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Onawa and extending to:

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Onawa to Dover - Foxcroft, 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 four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 594 miles [956 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 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 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,912 miles [6,295.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'