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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 Globe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Globe 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 Globe:
- 44.009287, -123.605102
- 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 Globe
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Globe is near Douglas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Globe
Communities Also Named Globe ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Globe.
Within Oregon, the name Globe is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Globe is located in Gila County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Globe.
- California
- Sacramento County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Globe [Sacramento County].
- Tulare County
- This Globe is located in Tulare County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Globe.
- Florida
- Citrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Globe [Citrus County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Globe is located in Cook County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Globe.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- This Globe is located in Douglas County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Globe.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Globe is located in Carter County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Globe.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This Globe is located in Knox County and lies 2,637 miles [4,243.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Globe.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Globe is located in Howell County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Globe.
- Lawrence County
- This Globe is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km] to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Globe.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Globe.
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Globe.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Globe is located in Caldwell County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Globe.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Globe is located in Providence County and lies 2,589 miles [4,166.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Globe.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Globe [Abbeville County].
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Globe is located in Marshall County and lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Globe.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Globe is located in Lamar County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Globe.
- Virginia
- King William County
- This Globe is located in King William County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the east of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Globe.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Globe is located in Pacific County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Globe.
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- This Globe is located in Clark County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Globe that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Globe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Globe ...
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.
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Deadwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flagg is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Greenleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Long Tom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Mound ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Sailor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sailor is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor
- Swisshome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tide is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Triangle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Triangle Lake is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Lake
- Wolf Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Globe 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 Globe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Globe and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Globe to Eugene, with an average speed<5> 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,790 miles [12,536.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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- Globe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Globe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Globe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Globe 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 Globe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0093, Longitude: -123.6051 In this case, the coordinates for Globe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.732 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.26 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.797 degrees. |
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