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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 Alder Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek:
- 45.377897, -122.101750
- 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 Alder Creek
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Alder Creek is near Multnomah County and also Skamania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania 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 Alder Creek
Communities Also Named Alder Creek ...
We found four communities that are also named Alder Creek.
Within Oregon, the name Alder Creek is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Alder Creek lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north of the Alder Creek that is located in Clackamas County.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south of the Alder Creek that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Alder Creek.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Alder Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alder Creek that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Alder Creek.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Alder Creek is located in Oneida County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alder Creek that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Alder Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Creek ...
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.
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Firwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Firwood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Marmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zigzag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Creek and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alder Creek to Oregon City, 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 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 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3779, Longitude: -122.1017 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.564 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.757 degrees. |
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