Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vanceboro:
  • 45.563310, -67.429571
  • 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 Vanceboro

• 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
  • Since Vanceboro is near Aroostook County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aroostook 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 Vanceboro

Communities Also Named Vanceboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Vanceboro.

Within Maine, the name Vanceboro is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Craven County
    • This Vanceboro is located in Craven County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vanceboro that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Vanceboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanceboro ...

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.

• Burpee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
• Codyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Codyville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Codyville has also been known as:
  • Codyville Plantation
• Deer Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
• Flume Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flume Ridge
• Forest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Forest City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest City
  • From Vanceboro to Forest City
• Forest City Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
• Fosterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Honeydale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydale
• Lynnfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynnfield
  • From Vanceboro to Lynnfield
• Sugar Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
• Tryon Settlement
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon Settlement

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

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

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Vanceboro to Machias, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 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 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,822 miles [6,150.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'