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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 Sangerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sangerville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sangerville:
    • 45.164776, -69.356436
    • 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 Sangerville
  • 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
    • Since Sangerville is near Penobscot County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Sangerville

Communities Also Named Sangerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Sangerville.

Within Maine, the name Sangerville is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Sangerville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Sangerville is located in Augusta County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sangerville that is located in Piscataquis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Sangerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sangerville ...

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.

  • Durbin Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
  • Gordon Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
  • Happy Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
  • Howard Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
  • Jackman Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
  • Moosehorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
  • Packard Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
  • Parrot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
  • Parson Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
  • Silvers Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
  • Spooners Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
  • Starbirds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds

How Far From Sangerville to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sangerville and extending to:

  • Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the East.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sangerville to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,918 miles [6,305.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sangerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sangerville 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 Sangerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1648, Longitude: -69.3564       In this case, the coordinates for Sangerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.455 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.351 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.242 degrees.