Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Etelka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Etelka and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Etelka
- 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 Etelka:
- 42.962332, -124.109544
- 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 Etelka
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Etelka is near Curry County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Curry County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Etelka ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Cedar Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Coos County
- Dew Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dew Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Fourmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Gravelford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
- Gravelford is located in Coos County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Plum Trees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Trees
- Plum Trees is located in Curry County
- Powers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <2>
- Remote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remote
- Remote is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remote <2>
- Twomile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Winterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Coos County
How Far From Etelka 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 Etelka 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 Etelka once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Etelka and extending to:
- Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Etelka to Coquille, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 146 miles [235 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 2,439 miles [3,925.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,867 miles [12,660.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Etelka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Etelka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Etelka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9623, Longitude: -124.1095 In this case, the coordinates for Etelka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Etelka to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.084 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.159 degrees. |