Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Red Beach Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Beach Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Red Beach 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 Red Beach Landing:
  • 45.132295, -67.695833
  • 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 Red Beach 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Red Beach Landing is near Penobscot County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Red Beach Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Beach 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.

• Bear Trap Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Trap Landing
• Bingo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bingo is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingo
• Cedar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Grand Lake Stream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <1>
• Greenlaw Chopping Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlaw Chopping Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw Chopping Landing
• Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Indian Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
• Jumbo Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Landing
• Lamb Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamb Place is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Place
• Lower Little Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Little Ridge
• Woodland Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction

How Far From Red Beach 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 Red Beach 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 Red Beach Landing and extending to:

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Beach Landing to Machias, 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 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 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,847 miles [6,191.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'