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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 Breitenbush Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breitenbush Hot Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Breitenbush Hot Springs
- 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs:
- 44.782899, -121.978963
- 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Breitenbush Hot Springs is near Linn County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Breitenbush Hot Springs ...
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.
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Gates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jack Shelter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Lone Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Marion Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marion Forks is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Forks
- Ripplebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ripplebrook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplebrook
- Three Lynx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Three Lynx is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lynx
How Far From Breitenbush Hot Springs 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breitenbush Hot Springs and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Breitenbush Hot Springs to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 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 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Breitenbush Hot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Breitenbush Hot Springs 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7829, Longitude: -121.9790 In this case, the coordinates for Breitenbush Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.426 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.711 degrees. |
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