Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Central Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Central Point
- 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 Central Point:
- 45.295399, -122.630369
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Central Point
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Central Point is near Marion County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Central Point ...
We found three communities that share the name Central Point.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Central Point.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Jackson County
- This Central Point is located in Jackson County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the south of the Central Point that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Central Point.
- Jackson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Central Point [Grainger County].
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Central Point is located in Caroline County and lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the east of the Central Point that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Central Point.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Point ...
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.
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Beavercreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
- Beavercreek is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <4>
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Echo Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fishers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Corner
- Fishers Corner is located in Clackamas County
- Lone Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elder
- Lone Elder is located in Clackamas County
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- New Era ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pulp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Clackamas County
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Central Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Central Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Central Point and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Central Point to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2954, Longitude: -122.6304 In this case, the coordinates for Central Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Central Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Central Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.46 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.104 degrees. |