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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 Alder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder 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 Alder:
    • 44.582342, -123.508994
    • 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 Alder
  • 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

Communities Also Named Alder ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Alder.

There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Alder.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Oregon ...
    • Wallowa County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Alder [Wallowa County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Saguache County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Alder [Saguache County].
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Alder [Alger County].
      • Marquette County
      • This Alder is located in Marquette County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Alder that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Alder.
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca County
      • This Alder is located in Itasca County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Alder that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Alder.
    • Montana
      • Madison County
      • This Alder is located in Madison County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<3> to the east of the Alder that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Alder.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Alder.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Alder.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Alder is located in Campbell County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<3> to the east of the Alder that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Alder.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Alder is located in Pierce County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Alder that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Alder.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Alder [Ashland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder ...

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.

  • Dry Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Dry Creek is located in Benton County
  • Greenberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
    • Greenberry is located in Benton County
  • Harris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Kings Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Link
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Link have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
    • Link is located in Polk County
  • Little Elk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
    • Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
  • Noon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
    • Noon is located in Benton County
  • Peak ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Benton County
  • Pedee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
    • Pedee is located in Polk County

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

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

  • Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Alder to Corvallis, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Alder could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5823, Longitude: -123.5090       In this case, the coordinates for Alder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Alder to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.688 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.234 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.71 degrees.









 

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