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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 Deadwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deadwood 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 Deadwood:
- 44.09469, -123.755947
- 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 Deadwood
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Deadwood is near Lincoln County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Deadwood
Communities Also Named Deadwood ...
We found ten communities that are also named Deadwood.
Within Oregon, the name Deadwood is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Deadwood lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deadwood that is located in Lane County.
- British Columbia
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Deadwood.
- California
- Butte County
- This Deadwood is located in Butte County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deadwood that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Deadwood.
- Placer County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Placer County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Deadwood.
- Sierra County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Deadwood [Sierra County].
- Trinity County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Deadwood [Trinity County].
- Tuolumne County
- This Deadwood is located in Tuolumne County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southeast of the Deadwood that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Deadwood.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Deadwood [Casey County].
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This Deadwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east of the Deadwood that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Deadwood.
- Texas
- Panola County
- This Deadwood is located in Panola County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deadwood that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Deadwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deadwood ...
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.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brickerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brickerville is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickerville
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Greenleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Rainrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rainrock is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainrock
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Swisshome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tide is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Triangle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle Lake is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Lake
How Far From Deadwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deadwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deadwood and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Deadwood to Eugene, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,787 miles [12,532 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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- Deadwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Deadwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Deadwood 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Deadwood 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 Deadwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0947, Longitude: -123.7559 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.419 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.891 degrees. |
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