Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patten Junction:
  • 45.913385, -68.412807
  • 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 Patten Junction

• 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 Patten Junction 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 Patten Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patten Junction ...

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.

• City Camp Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
• Crystal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Grindstone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Halls Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hay Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
• Hersey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• High Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
• Island Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Falls is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Falls <1>
• Silver Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
• Stacyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

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

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

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patten Junction to Houlton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,260 miles [8,465.1 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 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,853 miles [6,200.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'