Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oxbow Plantation:
  • 46.423099, -68.511987
  • 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 Oxbow Plantation

• 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
  • Since Oxbow Plantation is near Penobscot County and also Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis 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 Oxbow Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxbow Plantation ...

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.

• Deadmans Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Deadmans Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Corner
• Grassy Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grassy Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Landing
• Greenlaw Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenlaw Crossing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw Crossing
• Grindstone
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grindstone is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Halls Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hillman
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillman is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Little Canada
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
• Merrill
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Moosehorn Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moosehorn Crossing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Crossing
• Oxbow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oxbow is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <1>
• Pride
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pride is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Round Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oxbow Plantation and extending to:

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oxbow Plantation to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,841 miles [6,181.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'