Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dever, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dever and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dever

• 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 Dever:
  • 44.719010, -123.090928
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dever

• 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Linn County
  • Since Dever is near Marion County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • eBird sighting report for Polk 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dever ...

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.

• Central ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Linn County
• Fry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Fry is located in Linn County
• Hopville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopville
  • Hopville is located in Polk County
• Independence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
• Mitchell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Polk County
• Page
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in Linn County
• Palestine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Benton County
• Rosedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Marion County
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Marion County

How Far From Dever 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 Dever to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dever and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the South.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Dever to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,973 miles [11,222 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dever. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/