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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint David, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint David and the surrounding area.
- 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 David:
- 47.340023, -68.231149
- 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 Saint David
- 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
- 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 Saint David
Communities Also Named Saint David ...
We found four communities that are also named Saint David.
Within Maine, the name Saint David is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Saint David is located in Cochise County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint David that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Saint David.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Saint David is located in Fulton County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint David that is located in Aroostook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Saint David.
- New Brunswick
- This Saint David lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint David that is located in Aroostook County.
- Quebec
- This Saint David lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint David that is located in Aroostook County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint David ...
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 Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- California is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Frenchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway Depot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Michigan Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Parent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parent is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Prime
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime
How Far From Saint David 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 David to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint David and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Saint David to Houlton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 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 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,801 miles [6,117.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint David) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 David to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint David. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3400, Longitude: -68.2311 In this case, the coordinates for Saint David have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.29 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.361 degrees. |
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