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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 Byerle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byerle 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 Byerle:
- 42.923165, -124.122044
- 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 Byerle
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Byerle is near Curry County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Byerle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byerle ...
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.
- Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Cedar Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dew Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Fourmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Gravelford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravelford is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
- Lee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Plum Trees
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Trees is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Trees
- Powers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Remote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twomile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Winterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winterville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Byerle 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 Byerle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Byerle and extending to:
- Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Byerle to Coquille, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 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 7,870 miles [12,665.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byerle) 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 Byerle 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 Byerle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9232, Longitude: -124.1220 In this case, the coordinates for Byerle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.092 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.169 degrees. |
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