Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Packard Landing:
  • 45.296717, -69.333659
  • 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 Packard Landing

• 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 Packard Landing 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 Packard Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Packard Landing ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bodfish is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
• Elliottsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Howard Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
• Jackman Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
• Lower Shirley Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
• Moosehorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
• Parrot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
• Parson Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
• Starbirds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds

How Far From Packard Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Packard Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Packard Landing and extending to:

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Packard Landing to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 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 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'