Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blakeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blakeley
- 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 Blakeley:
- 45.741520, -118.604142
- 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 Blakeley
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Blakeley is near Walla Walla County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Blakeley ...
We found five communities that share the name Blakeley.
Within Oregon, the name Blakeley is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeley ...
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.
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Green Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Umatilla County
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Helix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
- Helix is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <4>
- Milton - Freewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
- Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <4>
- Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Prunedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Sparks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Thorn Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
- Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
How Far From Blakeley 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 Blakeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeley and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeley to Pendleton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,148 miles [3,456.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 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 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blakeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.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 '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- Blakeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blakeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7415, Longitude: -118.6041 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Blakeley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blakeley 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 337.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.488 degrees. |