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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 Brogan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brogan 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 Brogan:
- 44.24606, -117.518266
- 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 Brogan
- 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- Since Brogan is near Baker County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Brogan
Communities Also Named Brogan ...
We found one communities that are also named Brogan.
Within Oregon, the name Brogan is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Brogan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Sac 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 Iowa community of Brogan [Sac County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brogan ...
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.
- Bonita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Cake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cake is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cake
- Dell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Humboldt Basin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Humboldt Basin is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Basin
- Jett ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jett is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Lime ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warm Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Willowcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowcreek is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
How Far From Brogan 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 community such as Brogan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brogan and extending to:
- Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brogan to Vale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 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 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Brogan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brogan) 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 Brogan 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 Brogan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2461, Longitude: -117.5183 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.915 degrees. |
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