Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Croix Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Croix Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Croix Junction
- 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 Saint Croix Junction:
- 45.148964, -67.293326
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Croix Junction
- 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:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Croix Junction ...
We found three communities that share the name Saint Croix Junction.
Within Maine, the name Saint Croix Junction is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Croix Junction [Washington County].
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saint Croix Junction [Chippewa County].
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saint Croix Junction [Polk County].
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Croix Junction ...
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.
- Burnt Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Heathland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lower Little Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Little Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Little Ridge
- Maxwell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Union Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Valley Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road
- Woodland Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction
- Woodland Junction is located in Washington County
How Far From Saint Croix Junction 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 Saint Croix Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Saint Croix Junction and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Croix Junction to Machias, with an average speed<5> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,242 miles [8,436.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,829 miles [6,162.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Croix Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saint Croix Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Croix Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Croix Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1490, Longitude: -67.2933 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Croix Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint Croix Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.926 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.243 degrees. |