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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Dalles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Dalles and the surrounding area.
- 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 The Dalles:
- 45.595610, -121.181027
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on The Dalles
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since The Dalles is near Klickitat County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for The Dalles
Communities Also Named The Dalles ...
We found one communities that are also named The Dalles.
Within Oregon, the name The Dalles is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named The Dalles in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Dalles ...
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.
- Cherry Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Heights is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
- Crates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- English ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- English is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Gooseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gooseneck is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Rice ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
How Far From The Dalles to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Dalles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Dalles and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from The Dalles to Salem, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,273 miles [3,658 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- The Dalles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 The Dalles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Dalles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5956, Longitude: -121.1810 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.149 degrees. |
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