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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 Waite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waite 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 Waite:
- 45.326199, -67.689528
- 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 Waite
- 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 Waite is near Penobscot County and also Aroostook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- 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 Waite
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waite ...
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.
- Bear Trap Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Trap Landing
- Bingo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bingo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingo
- Codyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Grand Lake Stream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenlaw Chopping Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
- Jumbo Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Landing
- Lamb Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Place
How Far From Waite 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 Waite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waite and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waite to Machias, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 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 5,252 miles [8,452.3 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,841 miles [6,181.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Waite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waite 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 Waite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3262, Longitude: -67.6895 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.329 degrees. |
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