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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 Armin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armin 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 Armin:
    • 45.340157, -116.988490
    • 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 Armin
  • 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 Armin ...

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.

  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
  • Enterprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
  • Evans
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
  • Helena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Adams County (ID)
  • Homestead ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Baker County
  • Hurricane Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Grange
    • Hurricane Grange is located in Wallowa County
  • Joseph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lewis
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Wallowa County
  • Parliament
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament
    • Parliament is located in Wallowa County
  • Pleasant Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Center
    • Pleasant Center is located in Wallowa County

How Far From Armin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Armin 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 Armin once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Armin and extending to:

  • Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Armin to Enterprise, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,071 miles [3,333 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Armin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Armin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3402, Longitude: -116.9885       In this case, the coordinates for Armin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Armin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.363 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.047 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.498 degrees.









 

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