Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blodgett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blodgett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blodgett
- 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 Blodgett:
- 44.596984, -123.519729
- 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 Blodgett
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Blodgett is near Lincoln County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Blodgett ...
We found ten communities that share the name Blodgett.
Within Oregon, the name Blodgett is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Blodgett is located in Lake County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the east of the Blodgett that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Blodgett.
- Will County
- This Blodgett is located in Will County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km] to the east of the Blodgett that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Blodgett.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missaukee 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 Michigan community of Blodgett [Missaukee County].
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Blodgett [Wexford County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blodgett ...
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.
- Dry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kings Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Valley <4>
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Link
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Little Elk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Noon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Peak ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Pedee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Tarter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Blodgett 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 Blodgett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blodgett and extending to:
- Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blodgett to Corvallis, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blodgett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blodgett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blodgett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5970, Longitude: -123.5197 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Blodgett 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> | 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 Blodgett 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 341.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.247 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.716 degrees. |