Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Schoodic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schoodic and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Schoodic
- 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 Schoodic:
- 45.435606, -68.958929
- 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 Schoodic
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Schoodic is near Penobscot County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Schoodic ...
We found one communities that share the name Schoodic.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Schoodic.
Beyond Maine.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schoodic ...
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.
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Knights Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lake View Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Packards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Parson Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
- Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Schoodic 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 Schoodic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schoodic and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schoodic to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 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 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,892 miles [6,263.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schoodic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schoodic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schoodic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4356, Longitude: -68.9589 In this case, the coordinates for Schoodic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Schoodic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.888 degrees. |