Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Selden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Selden
- 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 Selden:
- 45.772559, -67.906959
- 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 Selden
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
- Since Selden is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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 Selden ...
We found nine communities that share the name Selden.
Within Maine, the name Selden is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selden ...
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.
- City Camp Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Camp Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
- City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
- Eel River Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eel River Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Lake
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Forest City Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Fosterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Graham Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corner
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Irish Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Irish Settlement is located in Washington County
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Monument
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Reed Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Upper Drew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Drew
- Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Selden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Selden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Selden and extending to:
- Houlton, which is the Seat of Aroostook County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Selden to Houlton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 664 miles [1,068.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,836 miles [6,173.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/
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- Selden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7726, Longitude: -67.9070 In this case, the coordinates for Selden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Selden 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Selden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Selden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.426 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.315 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.164 degrees. |