Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Willimantic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willimantic and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Willimantic:
  • 45.306717, -69.408383
  • 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 Willimantic

• 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Since Willimantic is near Penobscot County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Willimantic

Communities Also Named Willimantic ...

We found one communities that are also named Willimantic.

Within Maine, the name Willimantic is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Willimantic in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Connecticut
    • Windham County
    • This Willimantic is located in Windham County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willimantic that is located in Piscataquis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Willimantic.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willimantic ...

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.

• Bodfish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bodfish is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
• Elliottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
• Happy Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
• Howard Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
• Lower Shirley Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
• Moosehorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
• Packard Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
• Parrot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
• Parson Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing

How Far From Willimantic to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Willimantic to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willimantic and extending to:

• Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willimantic to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 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 5,323 miles [8,566.5 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 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,915 miles [6,300.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'