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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 Gervais, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gervais 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 Gervais:
- 45.108164, -122.896060
- 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 Gervais
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Gervais is near Clackamas County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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 Gervais
Communities Also Named Gervais ...
We found two communities that are also named Gervais.
Within Oregon, the name Gervais is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Gervais.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gervais ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Donald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Elliott Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott Prairie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Prairie
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Mount Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Whiskey Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiskey Hill is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Hill
How Far From Gervais to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Gervais to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gervais and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gervais to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 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 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 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 7,708 miles [12,404.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gervais, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gervais) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gervais 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 Gervais. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1082, Longitude: -122.8961 In this case, the coordinates for Gervais have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.697 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.286 degrees. |
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