Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pea Cove:
  • 44.985901, -68.693644
  • 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 Pea Cove

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Pea Cove is near Hancock County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Pea Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pea Cove ...

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.

• Argyle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Argyle is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Cardville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
• Elliot Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
• French Settlement
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • French Settlement is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Gerry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gerry is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
• Great Works
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Greenbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
• Lucky Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Stillwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

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

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pea Cove to Bangor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 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 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,895 miles [6,268.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'