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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 Eckley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckley 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 Eckley:
- 42.838721, -124.184544
- 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 Eckley
- 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Since Eckley is near Coos County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Eckley
Communities Also Named Eckley ...
We found five communities that are also named Eckley.
Within Oregon, the name Eckley is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Eckley is located in Contra Costa County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eckley that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eckley.
- Colorado
- Yuma County
- This Eckley is located in Yuma County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east of the Eckley that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Eckley.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Eckley is located in Carroll County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<1> to the east of the Eckley that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eckley.
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Eckley [Fulton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eckley [Luzerne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckley ...
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.
- Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dew Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Fourmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Gravelford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gravelford is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
- Plum Trees
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plum Trees is located in Curry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Trees
- Powers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remote
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sixes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Twomile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
How Far From Eckley 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 Eckley 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 Eckley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eckley and extending to:
- Gold Beach, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eckley to Gold Beach, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 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 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eckley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Eckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eckley 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 Eckley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8387, Longitude: -124.1845 In this case, the coordinates for Eckley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.138 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.211 degrees. |
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