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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 Enid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enid 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 Enid:
- 44.118735, -123.185091
- 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 Enid
- 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 Enid is near Linn County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Enid
Communities Also Named Enid ...
We found five communities that are also named Enid.
Within Oregon, the name Enid is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Enid is located in Pinal County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Enid that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Enid.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Enid is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east of the Enid that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Enid.
- Montana
- Richland County
- This Enid is located in Richland County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enid that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Enid.
- Oklahoma
- Garfield County
- This Enid is located in Garfield County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Enid that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Enid.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Enid is located in Fulton County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the east of the Enid that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Enid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enid ...
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.
- Crow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Eugene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fir Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fir Grove is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Tom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mohawk Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Junction is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Junction
- River Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Road is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Enid to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Enid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enid and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Enid to Salem, 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Enid 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 Enid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1187, Longitude: -123.1851 In this case, the coordinates for Enid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.388 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.521 degrees. |
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