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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 Cuprum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuprum 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 Cuprum:
- 45.086546, -116.689314
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cuprum
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Cuprum is near Baker County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cuprum
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuprum ...
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.
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Devils Ladder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Baker County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Oxbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek is located in Baker County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rubicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Wildhorse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wildhorse is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse
How Far From Cuprum 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 Cuprum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cuprum and extending to:
- Council, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cuprum to Council, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuprum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cuprum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cuprum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0865, Longitude: -116.6893 In this case, the coordinates for Cuprum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.332 degrees. |
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