Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phoenix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phoenix and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Phoenix
- 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 Phoenix:
- 42.274125, -122.814940
- 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 Phoenix
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Phoenix is near Siskiyou County and also Josephine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- eBird sighting report for Josephine 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 Phoenix ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Phoenix.
Within Oregon, the name Phoenix is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Phoenix [Allegany County].
- Baltimore County
- This Phoenix is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the east of the Phoenix that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Phoenix.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Phoenix [Jefferson County].
- Yazoo County
- This Phoenix is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east of the Phoenix that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Phoenix.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Phoenix.
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Phoenix [Ottawa County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Phoenix [Abbeville County].
- Greenwood County
- This Phoenix is located in Greenwood County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the east of the Phoenix that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Phoenix.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoenix ...
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.
- Central Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Central Point is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <5>
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Eagle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <5>
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Jackson County
- Lakecreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mistletoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Shale City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Shale City is located in Jackson County
- Table Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Table Rock Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Talent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
- Talent is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <5>
How Far From Phoenix 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 city such as Phoenix to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phoenix and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Phoenix to Salem, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 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 7,893 miles [12,702.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phoenix. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Phoenix) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phoenix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2741, Longitude: -122.8149 In this case, the coordinates for Phoenix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Phoenix 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. |
| <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 Phoenix 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 340.947 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.255 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.352 degrees. |