Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Draperville:
  • 44.646260, -123.035621
  • 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 Draperville

• 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 Draperville is near Benton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • eBird sighting report for Marion 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

Communities Also Named Draperville ...

We found one communities that share the name Draperville.

Within Oregon, the name Draperville is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Draperville is located in Salt Lake County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Draperville that is located in Linn County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Draperville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Draperville ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Linn County
• Crabtree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Crabtree is located in Linn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <3>
• Fry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Fry is located in Linn County
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Orleans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Linn County
• Page
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in Linn County
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Benton County
• Spicer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Spicer is located in Linn County
• Tangent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
  • Tangent is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <3>

How Far From Draperville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Draperville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Draperville to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 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 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 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Draperville. 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/