Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oregon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oregon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oregon
- 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 Oregon:
- 39.985597, -95.143029
- 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 Oregon
- 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 Holt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Since Oregon is near Doniphan County and also Andrew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- eBird sighting report for Andrew 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 Oregon ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Oregon.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Oregon.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Jasper County
- Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Oregon.
- Jasper County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Oregon [Jefferson County].
- Osage 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 Kansas community of Oregon [Osage County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Oregon is located in Fulton County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oregon that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Oregon.
- Suffolk 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 New York community of Oregon [Suffolk County].
- Warren County
- This Oregon is located in Warren County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast of the Oregon that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oregon.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Oregon lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oregon that is located in Holt County.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This Oregon is located in Lucas County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oregon that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Oregon.
- Mercer 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 Oregon [Mercer County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Sullivan 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 Tennessee community of Oregon [Sullivan County].
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oregon [Wilson County].
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oregon ...
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.
- Big Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Forest City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
- Iowa Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Lone Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Corner
- Lone Corner is located in Andrew County
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <5>
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sparks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Oregon 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 Oregon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oregon and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oregon to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oregon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Oregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oregon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oregon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9856, Longitude: -95.1430 In this case, the coordinates for Oregon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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 319.469 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.852 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.771 degrees. |