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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 Dole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dole 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 Dole:
    • 43.059006, -123.333956
    • 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 Dole
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Dole is near Josephine County and also Coos 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 Coos 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 Dole

Communities Also Named Dole ...

We found one communities that are also named Dole.

Within Oregon, the name Dole is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Dole in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Dole is located in Clark County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dole that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Dole.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dole ...

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.

  • Civil Bend ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Civil Bend is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
  • Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Riddle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <2>
  • Round Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
  • Shady
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shady is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
  • Surprise Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Surprise Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
  • Weaver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Weaver is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dole and extending to:

  • Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dole to Roseburg, 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 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 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dole) 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 Dole 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 Dole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0590, Longitude: -123.3340       In this case, the coordinates for Dole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.44 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.874 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.658 degrees.