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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 Champ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champ 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 Champ:
- 45.574284, -122.638985
- 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 Champ
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Champ is near Clark County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Champ
Communities Also Named Champ ...
We found five communities that are also named Champ.
Within Oregon, the name Champ is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Champ is located in Somerset County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Champ.
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This Champ is located in Audrain County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Champ.
- Saint Louis County
- This Champ is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km] to the east of the Champ that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Champ.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Champ is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Champ.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Champ is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the east of the Champ that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Champ.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champ ...
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.
- Bridlemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fir
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fir is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Green Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hazel Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Image
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Image is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Image
- Kings Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ladds Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
- Minnehaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Officers Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Officers Row is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Officers Row
- Sentinel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Champ 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 Champ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champ and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Champ to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 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 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champ) 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 Champ 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 Champ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5743, Longitude: -122.6390 In this case, the coordinates for Champ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.094 degrees. |
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