Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Estes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Estes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Estes
- 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 Estes:
- 44.784596, -117.846885
- 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 Estes
- 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 Estes is near Union County and also Malheur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Estes ...
We found eight communities that share the name Estes.
Within Oregon, the name Estes is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Texas
- Aransas County
- This Estes is located in Aransas County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Estes that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Estes.
- Harrison County
- This Estes is located in Harrison County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km] to the east southeast of the Estes that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Estes.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Estes ...
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.
- Erwin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Keating
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Keating is located in Baker County
- Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
- Quartz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Baker County
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Wing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Wingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Estes 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 Estes 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<3> community of Estes once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Estes and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Estes to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 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 7,645 miles [12,303.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Estes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Estes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7846, Longitude: -117.8469 In this case, the coordinates for Estes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Estes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Estes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.082 degrees. |