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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 West Enfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Enfield 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 West Enfield:
- 45.243389, -68.649750
- 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 West Enfield
- 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 West Enfield is near Piscataquis County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 West Enfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Enfield ...
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.
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Cardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cardville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- Hardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Howland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Libby Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Corner
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Pea Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Storers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Storers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storers Corner
How Far From West Enfield 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 West Enfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Enfield and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Enfield to Bangor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 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 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,885 miles [6,252.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Enfield) 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 West Enfield 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 West Enfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2434, Longitude: -68.6497 In this case, the coordinates for West Enfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.849 degrees. |
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