Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in French Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for French Junction
- 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 French Junction:
- 43.183056, -122.483056
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on French Junction
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since French Junction is near Jackson County and also Lane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Lane 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Junction ...
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.
- Bitter Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Lick
- Bitter Lick is located in Jackson County
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Douglas County
- Diamond Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Lake <2>
- Drew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Peel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Persist ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Steamboat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Tiller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
- Tiller is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <2>
- Union Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Creek
- Union Creek is located in Jackson County
How Far From French Junction 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 French Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in French Junction and extending to:
- Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from French Junction to Roseburg, with an average speed<4> 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 just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,356 miles [3,791.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- French Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1831, Longitude: -122.4831 In this case, the coordinates for French Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 French Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.109 degrees. |