Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maidstone:
  • 44.648664, -71.572031
  • 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 Maidstone

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Maidstone is near Coos County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Maidstone

Communities Also Named Maidstone ...

We found three communities that are also named Maidstone.

Within Vermont, the name Maidstone is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of three communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Maidstone lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maidstone that is located in Essex County.
  • Ontario
    • This Maidstone lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Maidstone that is located in Essex County.
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Maidstone lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maidstone that is located in Essex County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maidstone ...

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.

• Bullthroat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bullthroat is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullthroat
• Cones
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
• Crystal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crystal is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Georges
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
• Guildhall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Guildhall is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guildhall <2>
• Lost Nation
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Nation is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
• Masons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Moccasin Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
• Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Paris is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Stark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stark is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <2>
• Tinkerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tinkerville is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

How Far From Maidstone 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 Maidstone to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the South.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Maidstone to Montpelier, 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,437 miles [8,750 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 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,030 miles [6,485.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'