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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 Draper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Draper 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 Draper:
- 42.355400, -123.120605
- 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 Draper
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Draper is near Josephine County and also Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou 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 Draper
Communities Also Named Draper ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Draper.
Within Oregon, the name Draper is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Draper [Bradley County].
- Indiana
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Draper [Miami County].
- Kentucky
- Harlan County
- This Draper is located in Harlan County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<3> to the east of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Draper.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Draper [Rockingham County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This Draper is located in Tioga County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Draper.
- South Dakota
- Jones County
- This Draper is located in Jones County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Draper.
- Texas
- Dickens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Dickens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickens County community of Draper.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Draper is located in Salt Lake County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<3> to the east of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Draper.
- Sanpete County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Draper [Sanpete County].
- Virginia
- Pulaski County
- This Draper is located in Pulaski County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<3> to the east of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Draper.
- Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- This Draper is located in Sawyer County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Draper that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Draper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Draper ...
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 Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Foots Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
- Fruitdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rogue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Starvation Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starvation Heights is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Heights
- Table Rock Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
- Williams Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
How Far From Draper 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 Draper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Draper once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Draper and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Draper to Medford, with an average speed<5> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 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 7,892 miles [12,700.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Draper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Draper 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. |
| <3> | 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- Draper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Draper 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 Draper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3554, Longitude: -123.1206 In this case, the coordinates for Draper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.544 degrees. |
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