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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 Bakeoven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakeoven 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 Bakeoven:
- 45.086513, -120.839772
- 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 Bakeoven
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Bakeoven is near Sherman County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Bakeoven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakeoven ...
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.
- Antelope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boardman is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Bourbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Dike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dike is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Grass Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
- Whiskey Dick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
How Far From Bakeoven 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 Bakeoven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bakeoven and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bakeoven to The Dalles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 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 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakeoven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bakeoven 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 Bakeoven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0865, Longitude: -120.8398 In this case, the coordinates for Bakeoven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.962 degrees. |
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