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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stacyville:
    • 45.863439, -68.505165
    • 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 Stacyville
  • 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 Stacyville ...

We found one communities that share the name Stacyville.

Within Maine, the name Stacyville is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Stacyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Mitchell County
      • This Stacyville is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stacyville that is located in Penobscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Stacyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stacyville ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Dolby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolby
    • Dolby is located in Penobscot County
  • Grindstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grindstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
    • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
  • Hay Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
    • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Hersey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • High Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
    • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Island Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Italy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
  • Silver Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stacyville and extending to:

  • Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Stacyville to Bangor, with an average speed<4>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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,859 miles [6,210.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stacyville. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stacyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stacyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8634, Longitude: -68.5052    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Stacyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.782 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.727 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.408 degrees.









 

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