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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 Greenhorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenhorn 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 Greenhorn:
- 44.70914, -118.497045
- 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 Greenhorn
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since Greenhorn is near Grant County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Greenhorn
Communities Also Named Greenhorn ...
We found two communities that are also named Greenhorn.
Within Oregon, the name Greenhorn is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Greenhorn is located in Plumas County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Greenhorn that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Greenhorn.
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenhorn that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Greenhorn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenhorn ...
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.
- Cableville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cableville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Alps
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little Alps is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alps
- Porterville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Prairie City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Susanville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Greenhorn 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 city such as Greenhorn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenhorn and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Greenhorn to Baker City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 222 miles [357.3 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,147 miles [3,455.3 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 6,895 miles [11,096.4 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 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greenhorn) 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 Greenhorn 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 Greenhorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7091, Longitude: -118.4970 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.497 degrees. |
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