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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern Ridge 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:
- 45.384009, -122.601203
- 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
- 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 Fern Ridge is near Multnomah County and also Washington 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 Washington 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
Communities Also Named Fern Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Fern Ridge.
Within Oregon, the name Fern Ridge is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Fern Ridge in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fern Ridge lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the north of the Fern Ridge that is located in Clackamas County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern Ridge ...
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.
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Glen Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Echo is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jennings Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johns Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Marylhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oatfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Outlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Outlook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Fern Ridge 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 Fern Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern Ridge and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Fern Ridge to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,685 miles [12,367.8 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>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fern Ridge) 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 Fern Ridge 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3840, Longitude: -122.6012 In this case, the coordinates for Fern Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.979 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.08 degrees. |
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