Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Starboard:
  • 44.610912, -67.396656
  • 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 Starboard

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Starboard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starboard ...

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.

• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chase Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chase Mills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
• Dog Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
• Halls Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Mills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
• Indian River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian River is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
• Little Machias
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Machias is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Machias
• Little River Corner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Little River Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Marshville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Marshville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Mud Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Rivers End
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rivers End is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Starboard and extending to:

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Starboard to Augusta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,851 miles [6,197.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'