Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lincoln City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lincoln City
- 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 Lincoln City:
- 44.972628, -124.006990
- 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 Lincoln City
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Lincoln City is near Tillamook County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tillamook County
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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
Communities Also Named Lincoln City ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lincoln City.
Within Oregon, the name Lincoln City is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Summit County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Lincoln City.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Litchfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Lincoln City.
- Delaware
- Sussex 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 Delaware community of Lincoln City [Sussex County].
- Florida
- Bradford 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 Florida community of Lincoln City [Bradford County].
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Lincoln City is located in Spencer County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<3> to the east of the Lincoln City that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Lincoln City.
- Kansas
- Greenwood 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 Kansas community of Lincoln City [Greenwood County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Lincoln City is located in Clark County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lincoln City that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lincoln City.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Lincoln City is located in Harris County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lincoln City that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Lincoln City.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln City ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <5>
- Four Cabin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Cabin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Happy Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
- Lincoln Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <5>
- Ocean Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
- Ocean Park is located in Lincoln County
- Otter Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Rock
- Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Rock <5>
- Roads End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rose Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lodge
- Rose Lodge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Lodge <5>
- Three Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
- Three Rocks is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Lincoln City 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 city such as Lincoln City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lincoln City and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln City to Newport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,414 miles [3,885 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 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 7,732 miles [12,443.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln City: www.lincolncity.org/
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Lincoln City, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lincoln City 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 '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- Lincoln City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9726, Longitude: -124.0070 In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln City 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 Lincoln City 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 342.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.768 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.015 degrees. |