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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 Burnt Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnt Woods 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 Burnt Woods:
- 44.603730, -123.622885
- 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 Burnt Woods
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Burnt Woods is near Benton County and also Polk 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Burnt Woods
Communities Also Named Burnt Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Burnt Woods.
Within Oregon, the name Burnt Woods is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Burnt Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Burnt Woods is located in Howard County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the east of the Burnt Woods that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Burnt Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Woods ...
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.
- Burpee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burpee is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
- Chitwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chitwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Glen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kings Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Noon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Noon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Peak ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
How Far From Burnt Woods 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 Burnt Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnt Woods and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Burnt Woods to Newport, 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 37 miles [59.5 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 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 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt Woods) 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 Burnt Woods 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 Burnt Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6037, Longitude: -123.6229 In this case, the coordinates for Burnt Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.783 degrees. |
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