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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 Haley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haley 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 Haley:
    • 45.442898, -122.383978
    • 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 Haley
  • 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 Haley ...

We found nine communities that share the name Haley.

Within Oregon, the name Haley is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Haley is located in Clearwater County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Haley.
    • Indiana
      • Wayne 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 Indiana community of Haley [Wayne County].
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Haley is located in Crawford County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the east of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Haley.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln 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 Maine community of Haley [Lincoln County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Haley is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Haley.
    • North Carolina
      • Martin 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 North Carolina community of Haley [Martin County].
    • North Dakota
      • Bowman County
      • This Haley is located in Bowman County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowman County community of Haley.
    • Ontario
      • This Haley lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Haley is located in Bedford County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the east of the Haley that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Haley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haley ...

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.

  • Boring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bull Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
  • Carver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Damascus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Clackamas County
  • Eagle Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
  • Gilbert Station
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Hillsview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
  • Outlook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
    • Outlook is located in Clackamas County
  • Pleasant Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Ruby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Multnomah County
    • Sandy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <3>
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
    • Troutdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Twelvemile Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>

How Far From Haley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haley to Oregon City, with an average speed<5> 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 46 miles [74 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 2,332 miles [3,753 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 6,915 miles [11,128.6 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 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.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' (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- Haley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4429, Longitude: -122.3840       In this case, the coordinates for Haley 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 Haley 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 Haley 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 340.802 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.238 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.936 degrees.









 

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