Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reed Plantation:
  • 45.695337, -68.117796
  • 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 Reed Plantation

• 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 Reed Plantation is near Penobscot County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Reed Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reed Plantation ...

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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
• Gordon ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Green Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
• High Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
• Irish Settlement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Kingman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingman is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <1>
• Meadowville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Reed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Silver Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
• Upper Drew
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew

How Far From Reed Plantation 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 Reed Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reed Plantation 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 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 5,256 miles [8,458.7 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 3,848 miles [6,192.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'