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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 Cottage Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottage Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cottage Grove:
    • 41.602623, -123.505615
    • 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 Cottage Grove
  • 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 Cottage Grove ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Cottage Grove.

Within California, the name Cottage Grove is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County and lies 2,579 miles [4,150.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Cottage Grove [Cook County].
      • Saline County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Saline County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Indiana
      • Union County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Union County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Iowa
      • Polk 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 Iowa community of Cottage Grove [Polk County].
    • Kansas
      • Allen 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 Cottage Grove [Allen County].
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County and lies 2,514 miles [4,045.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Michigan
      • Roscommon 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 Cottage Grove [Roscommon County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cottage Grove [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Washington County and lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Nebraska
      • Richardson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Summit County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Lane County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Henry County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Cottage Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Cottage Grove is located in Dane County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Cottage Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottage Grove ...

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.

  • Clear Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Clear Creek is located in Siskiyou County
  • Dyer Place ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Place
    • Dyer Place is located in Humboldt County
  • Ferry Point ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
    • Ferry Point is located in Siskiyou County
  • Forks of Salmon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Gordons Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Ferry
    • Gordons Ferry is located in Siskiyou County
  • Happy Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Del Norte County
  • Lawyers Bar ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Bar
    • Lawyers Bar is located in Del Norte County
  • Orleans
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Patrick Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Creek
    • Patrick Creek is located in Del Norte County
  • Peak Eight
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
    • Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County

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

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

  • Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cottage Grove to Yreka, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,426 miles [3,904.3 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 7,184 miles [11,561.5 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 7,948 miles [12,791.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottage Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottage Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6026, Longitude: -123.5056       In this case, the coordinates for Cottage Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cottage Grove 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>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 Cottage Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cottage Grove 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 341.474 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.85 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.809 degrees.




 

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