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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 Cartney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cartney 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 Cartney:
- 44.314845, -123.167871
- 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 Cartney
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Cartney is near Lane County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Cartney
Communities Also Named Cartney ...
We found one communities that are also named Cartney.
Within Oregon, the name Cartney is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Cartney in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Cartney is located in Baxter County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cartney that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Cartney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cartney ...
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.
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Boston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mills
- Greenberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenberry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shedd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Point is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
How Far From Cartney 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 Cartney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cartney and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cartney to Albany, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 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 7,764 miles [12,494.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cartney) 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 Cartney 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 Cartney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3148, Longitude: -123.1679 In this case, the coordinates for Cartney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.501 degrees. |
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