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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 Glenburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Glenburn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenburn:
    • 44.875347, -68.879204
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Glenburn
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Glenburn ...

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.

  • Cold Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Elliot Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
    • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Glenburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Glenburn Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
    • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Leathers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leathers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
    • Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Lucky Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
    • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Sandy Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Six Mile Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
    • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Snow Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
    • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County

How Far From West Glenburn 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 Glenburn 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 Glenburn and extending to:

  • Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from West Glenburn to Augusta, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 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 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,907 miles [6,287.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Glenburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Glenburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Glenburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8753, Longitude: -68.8792       In this case, the coordinates for West Glenburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Glenburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.214 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.032 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.177 degrees.









 

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