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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 Danner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danner 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 Danner:
    • 42.944486, -117.339291
    • 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 Danner
  • 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
    • Since Danner is near Owyhee County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Danner

Communities Also Named Danner ...

We found one communities that are also named Danner.

Within Oregon, the name Danner is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Danner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Danner is located in Fannin County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Danner that is located in Malheur County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Danner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danner ...

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.

  • Arock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cliffs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Democrat
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Democrat is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
  • Dewey
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dewey is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Flint
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Jordan Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Telegraph Hill
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Telegraph Hill is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Hill

How Far From Danner 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 community such as Danner 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<3> community of Danner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Danner and extending to:

  • Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could drive a straight line from Danner to Vale, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,753 miles [12,477.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Danner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Danner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Danner 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 Danner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9445, Longitude: -117.3393    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.478 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.019 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.891 degrees.