Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Culver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culver and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Culver
- 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 Culver:
- 44.523965, -121.211050
- 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 Culver
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Culver is near Deschutes County and also Crook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Deschutes County
- eBird sighting report for Crook 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 Culver ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Culver.
Within Oregon, the name Culver is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Culver is located in Marshall County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<2> to the east of the Culver that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Culver.
- Tippecanoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Culver [Tippecanoe County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Culver lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Culver that is located in Jefferson County.
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Culver [Arenac County].
- Kalkaska 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 Culver [Kalkaska County].
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Culver ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Deschutes County
- Forest Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crossing
- Forest Crossing is located in Crook County
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Jefferson County
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jefferson County
- Grizzly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Jumpoff Joe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Lower Bridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bridge
- Lower Bridge is located in Deschutes County
- Opal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Warm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <4>
How Far From Culver 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 Culver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culver and extending to:
- Madras, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Culver to Salem, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,281 miles [3,670.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,955 miles [11,193 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 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Culver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Culver 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Culver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5240, Longitude: -121.2111 In this case, the coordinates for Culver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Culver 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 339.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.984 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.233 degrees. |