Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anidem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anidem and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anidem
- 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 Anidem:
- 44.605401, -122.392859
- 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 Anidem
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Anidem is near Marion County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anidem ...
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.
- Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Elkhorn Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Fords Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
- Fords Mill is located in Linn County
- Fox Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Linn County
- Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <2>
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Upper Soda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Soda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Soda
- Upper Soda is located in Linn County
How Far From Anidem 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 Anidem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Anidem once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Anidem and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Anidem to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Anidem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Anidem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anidem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6054, Longitude: -122.3929 In this case, the coordinates for Anidem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Anidem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.145 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.987 degrees. |