Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Stevens:
  • 46.202048, -123.962369
  • 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 Fort Stevens

• 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 Clatsop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
  • Since Fort Stevens is near Pacific County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Fort Stevens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Stevens ...

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.

• Chinook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chinook is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <1>
• Miles Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
• Navy Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
• Oceanview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceanview is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
• Seaview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaview is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaview <1>
• Stringtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sunset Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Surf Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
• Tongue Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
• Tongue Point Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Clatsop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Stevens and extending to:

• Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies just to the East.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Stevens to Salem, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 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 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'