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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 Fruita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruita 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 Fruita:
- 45.235991, -116.845428
- 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 Fruita
- 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 Wallowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- Since Fruita is near Adams County and also Baker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker 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 Fruita
Communities Also Named Fruita ...
We found three communities that are also named Fruita.
Within Oregon, the name Fruita is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Mesa County
- This Fruita is located in Mesa County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fruita that is located in Wallowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Fruita.
- Florida
- Martin County
- This Fruita is located in Martin County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fruita that is located in Wallowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Fruita.
- Utah
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Fruita [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruita ...
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.
- Bear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Adams County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Devils Ladder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Adams County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pleasant Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Center is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Center
- Potter Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potter Place is located in Idaho County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
How Far From Fruita 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 Fruita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruita and extending to:
- Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fruita to Enterprise, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 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 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fruita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fruita 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 Fruita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2360, Longitude: -116.8454 In this case, the coordinates for Fruita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.417 degrees. |
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