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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 Audrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Audrey 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 Audrey:
    • 44.568770, -118.219104
    • 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 Audrey
  • 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
    • Since Audrey is near Grant County and also Malheur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Audrey

Communities Also Named Audrey ...

We found one communities that are also named Audrey.

Within Oregon, the name Audrey is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Audrey in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Audrey is located in Benton County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Audrey that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Audrey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Audrey ...

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.

  • Cableville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cableville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
  • Granite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Greenhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Ironside
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Porterville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Robinsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsonville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Rogers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Salisbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Salisbury is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Unity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

How Far From Audrey 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 Audrey 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 Audrey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Audrey and extending to:

  • Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Audrey to Baker City, 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 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 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Audrey) 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 Audrey, 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 Audrey 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 Audrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5688, Longitude: -118.2191       In this case, the coordinates for Audrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.314 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.107 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.332 degrees.