Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glencullen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glencullen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glencullen

• 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 Glencullen:
  • 45.487063, -122.720375
  • 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 Glencullen

• 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
  • Since Glencullen is near Washington County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Glencullen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glencullen ...

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.

• Bridlemile
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
• Elk Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
• Garden Home
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Home is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
• Golf Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Kellogg Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
• Kings Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
• Knight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knight is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Ladds Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maplewood is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Progress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Progress is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Riverwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverwood is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sentinel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
• Vermont Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills

How Far From Glencullen 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 Glencullen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glencullen and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Glencullen to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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 2,348 miles [3,778.7 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'