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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 Hager, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hager 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 Hager:
    • 42.191257, -121.700279
    • 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 Hager
  • 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 Hager ...

We found three communities that share the name Hager.

Within Oregon, the name Hager is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This Hager is located in Magoffin County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hager that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Hager.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hager is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hager that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hager.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pierce 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 Wisconsin community of Hager [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hager ...

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.

  • Dairy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Klamath County
  • Falcon Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
    • Falcon Heights is located in Klamath County
  • Gem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Klamath County
  • Lost River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Klamath County
  • Pelican City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
    • Pelican City is located in Klamath County
  • Shady Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pine
    • Shady Pine is located in Klamath County
  • Terminal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
    • Terminal City is located in Klamath County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hager and extending to:

  • Klamath Falls, which is the Seat of Klamath County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hager to Salem, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 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 7,880 miles [12,681.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hager. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hager) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hager. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1913, Longitude: -121.7003       In this case, the coordinates for Hager 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 Hager 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Hager to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.009 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.648 degrees.









 

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