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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 De Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Lake 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 De Lake:
- 44.962331, -124.016225
- 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 De Lake
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since De Lake is near Tillamook County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillamook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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 De Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near De Lake ...
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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Four Cabin Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Happy Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Lincoln Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ocean Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Park is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
- Otter Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roads End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roads End is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads End
- Rose Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Three Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
How Far From De Lake 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 De Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in De Lake and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from De Lake to Newport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,414 miles [3,885 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- De Lake) 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 De Lake 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 De Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9623, Longitude: -124.0162 In this case, the coordinates for De Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.135 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.022 degrees. |
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