Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickey Prairie:
  • 45.118178, -122.528142
  • 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 Dickey Prairie

• 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Since Dickey Prairie is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Dickey Prairie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickey Prairie ...

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.

• Dryland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
• Fallsview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fallsview is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsview
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Liberal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
• Lone Elder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Elder is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elder
• Macksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
• Monitor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Monitor is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Needy ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
• Noble ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Rural Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
• Shady Dell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Timber Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber Grove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
• Union Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dickey Prairie and extending to:

• Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickey Prairie to Oregon City, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'