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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 Foley Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foley Springs 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 Foley Springs:
- 44.154011, -122.098665
- 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 Foley Springs
- 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 Foley Springs is near Deschutes County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deschutes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Foley Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foley Springs ...
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.
- Dollar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Elk Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Indian Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Ford is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
- Jack Shelter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
- Nimrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nimrod is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Rainbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Sisters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Upper Soda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Soda is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Soda
How Far From Foley Springs 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 Foley Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foley Springs and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Foley Springs to Eugene, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 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 6,994 miles [11,255.8 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 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 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 '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- Foley Springs) 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 Foley Springs 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 Foley Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1540, Longitude: -122.0987 In this case, the coordinates for Foley Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.484 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.82 degrees. |
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