Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Folkenberg:
  • 45.629005, -122.866213
  • 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 Folkenberg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Folkenberg ...

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.

• Bethany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Blurock Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blurock Landing is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blurock Landing
• Bonny Slope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
• Forest Grove Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
• Merle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Merle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
• Plainview ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plainview is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• River Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • River Junction is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
• Riverview ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rockcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
• United Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • United Junction is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Junction
• University Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • University Park is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Folkenberg and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Folkenberg to Portland, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'