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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Glenburn

• 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 Glenburn is near Waldo County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Glenburn

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)
  • Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
• Elliot Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
• Glenburn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Glenburn Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
• Leathers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
• Lucky Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
• Sandy Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Six Mile Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
• Snow Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner

How Far From West Glenburn to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<1> 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]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from West Glenburn to Augusta, 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'