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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 Rankin Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rankin Mill 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 Rankin Mill:
- 45.266271, -116.545695
- 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 Rankin Mill
- 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 Rankin Mill is near Idaho County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Rankin Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rankin Mill ...
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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Devils Ladder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Baker County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Parliament
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Parliament is located in Wallowa County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pollock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potter Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Place is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Rubicon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
How Far From Rankin Mill 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 Rankin Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rankin Mill and extending to:
- Council, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rankin Mill to Council, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 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 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 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 '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- Rankin Mill) 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 Rankin Mill 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 Rankin Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2663, Longitude: -116.5457 In this case, the coordinates for Rankin Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.226 degrees. |
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