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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 Levant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Levant 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 Levant:
- 44.902568, -69.010873
- 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 Levant
- 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 Levant is near Somerset County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Levant
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Levant ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Earnest Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
- Fowler Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- French Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Glenburn Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
- Hicks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
- Leathers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lucky Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Sandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Six Mile Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Snow Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Twin Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook
How Far From West Levant 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 Levant 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 Levant and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Levant to Bangor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,322 miles [8,564.9 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 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,911 miles [6,294.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Levant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Levant 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 Levant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9026, Longitude: -69.0109 In this case, the coordinates for West Levant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.291 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.122 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.225 degrees. |
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