Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cottage Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottage Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cottage Grove
- 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 Cottage Grove:
- 43.794098, -123.057943
- 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 Cottage Grove
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Cottage Grove is near Douglas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Cottage Grove ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Cottage Grove.
Within Oregon, the name Cottage Grove is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Cottage Grove.
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Siskiyou County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Cottage Grove.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County and lies 2,515 miles [4,047.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Cottage Grove.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Cottage Grove [Cook County].
- Saline County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Saline County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Cottage Grove.
- Indiana
- Union County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Union County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cottage Grove.
- Iowa
- Polk 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 Iowa community of Cottage Grove [Polk County].
- Kansas
- Allen 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 Kansas community of Cottage Grove [Allen County].
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Cottage Grove.
- Michigan
- Roscommon 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 Michigan community of Cottage Grove [Roscommon County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cottage Grove [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Washington County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Washington County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cottage Grove.
- Nebraska
- Richardson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Cottage Grove.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Summit County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Cottage Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,161 miles [3,477.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Cottage Grove.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Henry County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Cottage Grove.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Cottage Grove is located in Dane County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cottage Grove that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Cottage Grove.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottage Grove ...
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.
- Amos ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Lane County
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Curtin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <5>
- Divide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - London Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Springs
- London Springs is located in Lane County
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Cottage Grove 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 city such as Cottage Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottage Grove and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cottage Grove to Eugene, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,378 miles [3,827 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cottage Grove: www.cottagegrove.org/
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cottage Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottage Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7941, Longitude: -123.0579 |
| <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 Cottage Grove 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> | 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 Cottage Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Cottage Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.26 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.695 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.453 degrees. |