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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Concomly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concomly and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Concomly:
    • 45.096508, -122.976764
    • 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 Concomly
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Concomly ...

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.

  • Badger Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Bethany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Marion County
  • Brush College
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush College have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
    • Brush College is located in Polk County
  • Clear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Marion County
  • Donald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <2>
  • Downs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Marion County
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Marion County
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Polk County
  • Mount Angel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Unionvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
    • Unionvale is located in Yamhill County
  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Yamhill County

How Far From Concomly 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 Concomly to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Concomly and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Concomly to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Concomly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Concomly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Concomly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0965, Longitude: -122.9768       In this case, the coordinates for Concomly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Concomly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.275 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.774 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.339 degrees.









 

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