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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 Cairo Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction:
- 43.988774, -117.005439
- 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 Cairo Junction
- 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 Cairo Junction is near Payette County and also Canyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon 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 Cairo Junction
Communities Also Named Cairo Junction ...
We found two communities that are also named Cairo Junction.
Within Oregon, the name Cairo Junction is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cairo Junction that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Cairo Junction.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Cairo Junction is located in Greene County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cairo Junction that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cairo Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cairo Junction ...
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.
- Annex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Annex is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Apple Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Apple Valley is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cairo is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gayway Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gayway Corner is located in Payette County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
- Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Home is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Gem County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Paris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Rookstool Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Sand Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
How Far From Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cairo Junction and extending to:
- Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cairo Junction to Vale, 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 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 7,680 miles [12,359.8 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> | 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- Cairo Junction) 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 Cairo Junction 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 Cairo Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9888, Longitude: -117.0054 In this case, the coordinates for Cairo Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.286 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.614 degrees. |
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