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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 Curtin:
43.722397, -123.212766
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We found five communities that share the name Curtin.
Within Oregon, the name Curtin is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Summit 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 Colorado community of Curtin [Summit County].
Pennsylvania
Centre County
This Curtin is located in Centre County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<2> to the east of the Curtin that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Curtin.
Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Curtin [Dauphin County].
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This Curtin is located in Nicholas County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<2> to the east of the Curtin that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Curtin.
Webster County
This Curtin is located in Webster County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east of the Curtin that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Curtin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curtin ...
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 (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Curtin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curtin and extending to:
Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Curtin to Roseburg, with an average speed<6> 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 84 miles [135.2 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 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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 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 Curtin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curtin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Curtin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7224, Longitude: -123.2128
<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>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Curtin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.384 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.839 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.555 degrees.