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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 Government Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Government Camp 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 Government Camp:
- 45.303961, -121.753174
- 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 Government Camp
- 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 Government Camp is near Hood River County and also Wasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco 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 Government Camp
Curious and Interesting Names Near Government Camp ...
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.
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Dee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dee is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Marmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ripplebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ripplebrook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplebrook
- Salmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Three Lynx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Lynx is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lynx
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zigzag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Government Camp 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 Government Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Government Camp and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Government Camp to Oregon City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,914 miles [11,127 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 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Government Camp) 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 Government Camp 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 Government Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3040, Longitude: -121.7532 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.27 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.609 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.536 degrees. |
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