Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saponac:
  • 45.170896, -68.318074
  • 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 Saponac

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Saponac is near Hancock County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Saponac

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saponac ...

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.

• Cardville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
• Great Pond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Greenbush
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Howland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Howland is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howland <1>
• Lakeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Lee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lee is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
• Libby Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Corner
• Lincoln
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Lincoln Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center

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

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saponac to Bangor, 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,283 miles [8,502.2 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 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,873 miles [6,233 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'