Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Durbin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durbin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Durbin
- 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 Durbin:
- 44.941787, -122.887037
- 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 Durbin
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Durbin is near Polk County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Durbin ...
We found ten communities that share the name Durbin.
Within Oregon, the name Durbin is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Durbin is located in Clark County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east of the Durbin that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Durbin.
- Mercer County
- This Durbin is located in Mercer County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km] to the east of the Durbin that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Durbin.
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durbin ...
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.
- Badger Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Brush College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush College have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
- Brush College is located in Polk County
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Fruitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mount Angel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
- Mount Angel is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <4>
- Pringle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sublimity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
- Sublimity is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <4>
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Young
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Durbin 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 Durbin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Durbin and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Durbin to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 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 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durbin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Durbin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Durbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9418, Longitude: -122.8870 In this case, the coordinates for Durbin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Durbin 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Durbin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.191 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.668 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.289 degrees. |