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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 Gladstone Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladstone Station 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 Gladstone Station:
- 45.378176, -122.593147
- 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 Gladstone Station
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Gladstone Station is near Multnomah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Gladstone Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladstone Station ...
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.
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bolton is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Echo Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Dell is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Dell
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fern Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fern Ridge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge
- Glen Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Echo is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Jennings Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johns Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Ladd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marylhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Outlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Outlook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Pulp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulp is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Gladstone Station 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 community such as Gladstone Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gladstone Station and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gladstone Station to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 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 7,685 miles [12,367.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gladstone Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gladstone Station 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 Gladstone Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3782, Longitude: -122.5931 In this case, the coordinates for Gladstone Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.075 degrees. |
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