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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 Boring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boring 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 Boring:
- 45.430022, -122.374485
- 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 Boring
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Boring is near Multnomah County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Boring
Communities Also Named Boring ...
We found two communities that are also named Boring.
Within Oregon, the name Boring is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Boring is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the east of the Boring that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Boring.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Boring is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the east of the Boring that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Boring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boring ...
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.
- Bull Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Eagle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Outlook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Outlook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Paradise Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Pleasant Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Troutdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelvemile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Wood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Boring 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 Boring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boring and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boring to Oregon City, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 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 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Boring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Boring 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 Boring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4300, Longitude: -122.3745 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.227 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.931 degrees. |
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