Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Emerson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Emerson
- 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 Emerson:
- 45.545678, -120.980345
- 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 Emerson
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Emerson is near Sherman County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Emerson ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Emerson.
Within Oregon, the name Emerson is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Emerson is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Emerson.
- Suwannee 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 Florida community of Emerson [Suwannee County].
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Emerson is located in Bartow County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Emerson.
- Brooks County
- This Emerson is located in Brooks County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km] to the east southeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Emerson.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Kansas community of Emerson [Franklin County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerson [Stafford County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Emerson lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- Michigan
- Alpena 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 Michigan community of Emerson [Alpena County].
- Chippewa County
- This Emerson is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Emerson.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- This Emerson is located in Dakota County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Emerson.
- Dixon 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 Nebraska community of Emerson [Dixon County].
- New Brunswick
- This Emerson lies 2,622 miles [4,219.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Emerson is located in Bladen County and lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Emerson.
- Columbus County
- This Emerson is located in Columbus County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km] to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Emerson.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Emerson is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Emerson.
- Washington County
- This Emerson is located in Washington County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km] to the east of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emerson.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Pecos 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 Texas community of Emerson [Pecos County].
- Terrell County
- This Emerson is located in Terrell County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emerson that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Emerson.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerson ...
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.
- Cherry Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
- Cherry Heights is located in Wasco County
- Crates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Dike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - English ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gooseneck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Gordon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Lockit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Sherman County
- Maryhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill
- Maryhill is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryhill <5>
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rice ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Wasco County
- Thornberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thornberry is located in Sherman County
How Far From Emerson 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 Emerson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerson and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Emerson to The Dalles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,264 miles [3,643.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Emerson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5457, Longitude: -120.9803 In this case, the coordinates for Emerson 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Emerson 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Emerson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.645 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.891 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.023 degrees. |