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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Stacyville
- 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 Stacyville 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 Stacyville
Communities Also Named Stacyville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Dolby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dolby is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolby
- Grindstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Hay Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Brook
- Hersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- High Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
- Island Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Silver Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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- Stacyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stacyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.782 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.408 degrees. |
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