Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pretty Marsh:
  • 44.340357, -68.399185
  • 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 Pretty Marsh

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pretty Marsh ...

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.

• Bass Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Harbor <1>
• Eden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Hall Quarry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
• Indian Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Red Rock Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
• Seal Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <1>
• Seal Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <1>
• Seawall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seawall is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
• Town Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
• Wonderland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wonderland is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland

How Far From Pretty Marsh to ...

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

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

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pretty Marsh to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). 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 582 miles [936.6 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 5,317 miles [8,556.9 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 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,903 miles [6,281.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'