Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gresham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gresham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gresham
- 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 Gresham:
- 45.504162, -122.440660
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gresham
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Gresham is near Clackamas County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gresham ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Gresham.
Within Oregon, the name Gresham is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Gresham [Cook County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Gresham [Franklin County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gresham ...
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.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Clackamas County
- Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Gilbert Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
- Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <5>
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hillsview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lents Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lents Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
- Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Pleasant Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Ruby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Troutdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
- Troutdale is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <5>
- Twelvemile Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelvemile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
- Wood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <5>
How Far From Gresham 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 Gresham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gresham and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gresham to Portland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,675 miles [12,351.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gresham: www.ci.gresham.or.us/
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gresham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gresham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5042, Longitude: -122.4407 In this case, the coordinates for Gresham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gresham 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 Gresham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Gresham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.853 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.30 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.969 degrees. |