Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parson Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parson Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parson 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 Parson Landing:
- 45.261441, -69.187822
- 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 Parson 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:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Parson Landing is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parson 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Durbin Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
- Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Elliottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
- Howard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jackman Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
- Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Knights Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Moosehorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Packard Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
- Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Silvers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Starbirds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Parson 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 Parson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parson Landing and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parson Landing to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 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 5,316 miles [8,555.3 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 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,907 miles [6,287.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parson Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Parson Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parson Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2614, Longitude: -69.1878 In this case, the coordinates for Parson Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parson Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.23 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.103 degrees. |