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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 Dunes City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunes City 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 Dunes City:
- 43.908465, -124.098190
- 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 Dunes City
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Dunes City is near Douglas County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Dunes City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunes City ...
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.
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bass is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Booth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Canary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canary is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canary
- Earl ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Reedsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Dunes City 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 city such as Dunes City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunes City and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dunes City to Eugene, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,042 miles [11,333 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 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunes City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dunes City 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 Dunes City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9085, Longitude: -124.0982 In this case, the coordinates for Dunes City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.12 degrees. |
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