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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 Alameda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alameda 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 Alameda:
    • 45.555118, -122.630651
    • 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 Alameda
  • 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
    • Since Alameda is near Clark County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Alameda

Communities Also Named Alameda ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Alameda.

Within Oregon, the name Alameda is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Alameda is located in Alameda County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Alameda.
      • Kern County
      • This Alameda is located in Kern County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the south southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Alameda.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Alameda [Jefferson County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Alameda is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,497 miles [4,018.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Alameda.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Alameda is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 2,697 miles [4,340.4 km] to the east southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Alameda.
    • Idaho
      • Bannock County
      • This Alameda is located in Bannock County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of Alameda.
    • Kansas
      • Kingman County
      • This Alameda is located in Kingman County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Alameda.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Alameda is located in Calvert County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the east of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Alameda.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This Alameda is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Alameda.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Alameda lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alameda that is located in Multnomah County.
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eastland County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Alameda.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alameda ...

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.

  • Bridlemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
  • Champ
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Champ is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
  • Errol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Errol is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
  • Errol Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
  • Fir
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fir is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
  • Fisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Gilbert Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
  • Golf Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
  • Graham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Green Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Hemlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hemlock is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Image
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Image is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Image
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kellogg Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
    • Kings Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
    • Ladds Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
    • Lents
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lents is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
    • Lents Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
    • Luther
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Luther is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Officers Row
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Officers Row is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Officers Row
    • Sentinel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
    • University Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • University Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Alameda to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 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 7,674 miles [12,350.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alameda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Alameda 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 Alameda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Alameda 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 Alameda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5551, Longitude: -122.6307       In this case, the coordinates for Alameda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.014 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.491 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.09 degrees.