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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 Carnation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carnation 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 Carnation:
- 45.507614, -123.102607
- 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 Carnation
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Carnation is near Yamhill County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah 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 Carnation
Communities Also Named Carnation ...
We found one communities that are also named Carnation.
Within Oregon, the name Carnation is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Carnation in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Carnation is located in King County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carnation that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Carnation.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carnation ...
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.
- Blooming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Christie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Cornelius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dewey is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Witch Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Witch Hazel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witch Hazel
How Far From Carnation 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 Carnation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carnation and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Carnation to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,684 miles [12,366.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 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- Carnation) 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 Carnation 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 Carnation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5076, Longitude: -123.1026 In this case, the coordinates for Carnation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.945 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.399 degrees. |
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