Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sherman Station:
  • 45.899218, -68.429474
  • 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 Sherman Station

• 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 Sherman Station is near Aroostook County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aroostook County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Sherman Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman Station ...

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.

• Crystal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Grindstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Hay Brook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
• Hersey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• High Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
• Island Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Falls is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Falls <1>
• Silver Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
• Stacyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

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

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Sherman Station to Bangor, 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,854 miles [6,202.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'