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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 Boardman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boardman and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Boardman:
    • 45.837105, -119.696390
    • 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 Boardman
  • 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
    • Since Boardman is near Benton County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Boardman

Communities Also Named Boardman ...

We found seven communities that are also named Boardman.

There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Boardman.

Beyond Oregon, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oregon ...
    • Sherman County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Boardman [Sherman County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Boardman is located in Marion County and lies 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Boardman that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Boardman.
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Boardman [Grand Traverse County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Boardman is located in Columbus County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<2> to the east of the Boardman that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Boardman.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Boardman is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<2> to the east of the Boardman that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Boardman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Boardman is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<2> to the east of the Boardman that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Boardman.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Boardman is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<2> to the east of the Boardman that is located in Morrow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Boardman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boardman ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Bucks Corners
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bucks Corners is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corners
  • Butter Creek Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Castle is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Cecil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cecil is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Horse Heaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Horse Heaven is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Longview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Power City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Sand Hollow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hollow is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
  • Sixprong
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sixprong is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong
  • Strawberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Willows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Willows is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Boardman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Boardman to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boardman and extending to:

  • Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boardman to Heppner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 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 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Boardman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boardman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Boardman 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.
<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 Boardman 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 Boardman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8371, Longitude: -119.6964       In this case, the coordinates for Boardman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.604 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.693 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.178 degrees.