Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Agness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agness and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Agness

• 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 Agness:
  • 42.556977, -124.063470
  • 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 Agness

• 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Curry County
  • Since Agness is near Coos County and also Josephine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Coos 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agness ...

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.

• Carpenterville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenterville
  • Carpenterville is located in Curry County
• Denmark
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Curry County
• Gold Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach
  • Gold Beach is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Beach <2>
• Hunter Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek
  • Hunter Creek is located in Curry County
• Love Station
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
  • Love Station is located in Josephine County
• Plum Trees
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Trees
  • Plum Trees is located in Curry County
• Powers
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
• Sixes
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixes
  • Sixes is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sixes <2>
• Wonder
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder
  • Wonder is located in Josephine County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Agness and extending to:

• Gold Beach, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Agness to Gold Beach, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,442 miles [3,930 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/