Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Faraday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faraday and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Faraday

• 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 Faraday:
  • 45.269010, -122.315640
  • 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 Faraday

• 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Since Faraday is near Multnomah County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Faraday

Communities Also Named Faraday ...

We found two communities that are also named Faraday.

Within Oregon, the name Faraday is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Faraday lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Faraday that is located in Clackamas County.
  • West Virginia
    • McDowell County
    • This Faraday is located in McDowell County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the east of the Faraday that is located in Clackamas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Faraday.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Faraday ...

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.

• Dodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dodge is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eagle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Creek <2>
• Firwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Firwood is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
• George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • George is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Paradise Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Springwater
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
• Timber Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Grove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove

How Far From Faraday 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 Faraday to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Faraday and extending to:

• Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Faraday to Oregon City, with an average speed<3> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 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 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'