Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Encina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Encina and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Encina
- 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 Encina:
- 44.691545, -117.691324
- 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 Encina
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since Encina is near Malheur County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Encina ...
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.
- China Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Baker County
- Erwin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Keating
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Keating is located in Baker County
- Quartz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Wing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Wingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Encina 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 Encina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Encina and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Encina to Baker City, with an average speed<3> 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 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 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 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Encina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Encina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Encina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6915, Longitude: -117.6913 In this case, the coordinates for Encina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Encina to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.991 degrees. |