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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 Dardanelles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dardanelles 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 Dardanelles:
- 42.429012, -123.058104
- 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 Dardanelles
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Dardanelles is near Josephine County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dardanelles
Communities Also Named Dardanelles ...
We found one communities that are also named Dardanelles.
Within Oregon, the name Dardanelles is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Dardanelles in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Dardanelles lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dardanelles that is located in Jackson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dardanelles ...
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.
- Foots Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rogue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sams Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Seven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Starvation Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starvation Heights is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Heights
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
How Far From Dardanelles 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 Dardanelles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dardanelles and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dardanelles to Medford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,393 miles [3,851.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 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 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Dardanelles) 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> | 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 Dardanelles 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 Dardanelles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4290, Longitude: -123.0581 In this case, the coordinates for Dardanelles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.502 degrees. |
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