Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shirley Mills:
  • 45.365906, -69.618840
  • 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 Shirley Mills

• 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 Shirley Mills is near Somerset County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Shirley Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shirley Mills ...

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.

• Beaver Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaver Cove
  • From Shirley Mills to Beaver Cove
• Bodfish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bodfish is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
• Elliottsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Greenville Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenville Junction
  • From Shirley Mills to Greenville Junction
• Lower Shirley Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lower Shirley Corner
  • From Shirley Mills to Lower Shirley Corner
• Moose Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Moose Brook is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Brook
• Moosehorn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
• Parrot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
• Troutdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Troutdale is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale

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

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

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shirley Mills 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). 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 585 miles [941.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 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 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,922 miles [6,311.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'