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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 Fords Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill:
- 44.564012, -122.722031
- 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 Fords Mill
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Fords Mill is near Marion County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Fords Mill
Communities Also Named Fords Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Fords Mill.
Within Oregon, the name Fords Mill is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Fords Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County and lies 2,481 miles [3,992.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fords Mill that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Fords Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fords Mill ...
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.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crowfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crowfoot is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
- Dotyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dotyville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Long Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Pass is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pass
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Sodaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sodaville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
How Far From Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fords Mill and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fords Mill to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,355 miles [3,790 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 6,978 miles [11,230 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fords Mill) 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 Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5640, Longitude: -122.7220 In this case, the coordinates for Fords Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.201 degrees. |
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