Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bertha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bertha and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bertha
- 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 Bertha:
- 45.477618, -122.698151
- 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 Bertha
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Bertha is near Clackamas County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bertha ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Bertha.
Within Oregon, the name Bertha is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bertha [Logan County].
- Summers County
- This Bertha is located in Summers County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bertha that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Bertha.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bertha ...
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.
- Bridlemile
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridlemile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
- Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
- Elk Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Garden Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Golf Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Kellogg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Kings Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Knight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ladds Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladds Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
- Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sentinel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
- Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
- Vermont Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills
- Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
How Far From Bertha 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 Bertha 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<4> community of Bertha once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bertha and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the North.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bertha to Salem, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 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 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bertha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bertha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4776, Longitude: -122.6982 In this case, the coordinates for Bertha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bertha could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bertha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bertha 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 341.066 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.547 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.138 degrees. |