Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Conner Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conner Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Conner Creek
- 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 Conner Creek:
- 44.572106, -117.194069
- 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 Conner Creek
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since Conner Creek is near Washington County and also Malheur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Conner Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Conner Creek.
Within Oregon, the name Conner Creek is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Conner Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Conner Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the east of the Conner Creek that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Conner Creek.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conner Creek ...
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.
- Cake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Halfway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halfway is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfway <3>
- Humboldt Basin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Basin
- Humboldt Basin is located in Malheur County
- Jett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Jonathan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Lime ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Lime is located in Baker County
- Mineral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Still
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Conner Creek 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 Conner Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Conner Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Conner Creek and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Conner Creek to Baker City, 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 about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 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 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Conner Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conner Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5721, Longitude: -117.1941 In this case, the coordinates for Conner Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Conner Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Conner Creek 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 336.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.131 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.688 degrees. |