Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pingree Center:
  • 45.112277, -69.447826
  • 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 Pingree Center

• 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 Pingree Center is near Somerset County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Pingree Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pingree Center ...

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.

• Happy Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
• Harmony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
• Howard Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
• Huff Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
• Jackman Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
• Kingsbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Mainstream
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
• Moosehorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
• Silvers Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
• Starbirds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds
• Todds Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner

How Far From Pingree Center 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 Pingree Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pingree Center to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,332 miles [8,581 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 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,923 miles [6,313.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'