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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Haley
  • 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 Haley is near Multnomah County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Haley

Communities Also Named Haley ...

We found nine communities that are also named Haley.

Within Oregon, the name Haley is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of nine communities that are located 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)
    • Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Carver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Damascus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deep Creek is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Eagle Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
  • Happy Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillsview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
  • Outlook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Outlook is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Pleasant Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Ruby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruby is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Sandy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • 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)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Troutdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Twelvemile Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
    • Wood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Haley 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>'

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- Haley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<5>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.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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.802 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.238 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.936 degrees.