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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 Gibbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbon 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 Gibbon:
- 45.700355, -118.363125
- 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 Gibbon
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Gibbon is near Union County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 Gibbon
Communities Also Named Gibbon ...
We found six communities that are also named Gibbon.
Within Oregon, the name Gibbon is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Sibley County
- This Gibbon is located in Sibley County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sibley County community of Gibbon.
- Nebraska
- Buffalo County
- This Gibbon is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Gibbon.
- New Brunswick
- This Gibbon lies 2,495 miles [4,015.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Gibbon lies 2,728 miles [4,390.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- Oklahoma
- Grant County
- This Gibbon is located in Grant County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Gibbon.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Gibbon is located in Benton County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gibbon that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gibbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbon ...
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.
- Crockett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Ferndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton - Freewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prunedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prunedale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Thorn Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
- Tollgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gibbon 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 Gibbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibbon and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gibbon to Pendleton, 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 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 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gibbon) 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 Gibbon 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 Gibbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7004, Longitude: -118.3631 In this case, the coordinates for Gibbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.338 degrees. |
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