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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 Althouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Althouse 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 Althouse:
- 42.126226, -123.577565
- 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 Althouse
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Althouse is near Del Norte County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Althouse
Communities Also Named Althouse ...
We found one communities that are also named Althouse.
Within Oregon, the name Althouse is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Althouse in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Althouse is located in Somerset County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the east of the Althouse that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Althouse.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Althouse ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgeview is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- California Bar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- California Bar is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Bar
- Cave Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holland is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Kerby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Love Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Love Station is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Wonder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wonder is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder
How Far From Althouse 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 Althouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Althouse once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Althouse and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Althouse to Grants Pass, with an average speed<4> 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 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 7,914 miles [12,736.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Althouse) 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> | 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 Althouse, 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 Althouse 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 Althouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1262, Longitude: -123.5776 In this case, the coordinates for Althouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.993 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.842 degrees. |
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