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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 Fern Ridge Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Ridge Shores 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 Fern Ridge Shores:
- 44.079663, -123.310619
- 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 Fern Ridge Shores
- 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 Fern Ridge Shores 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 Fern Ridge Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Ridge Shores ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fir Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fir Grove is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
- Flagg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flagg is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Tom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Low Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Low Pass is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- River Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Road is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sailor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sailor is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Fern Ridge Shores 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 Fern Ridge Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fern Ridge Shores and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fern Ridge Shores to Eugene, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 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 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fern Ridge Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fern Ridge Shores 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 Fern Ridge Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0797, Longitude: -123.3106 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.604 degrees. |
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