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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 Harmony Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Point 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 Harmony Point:
- 45.447064, -122.578148
- 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 Harmony Point
- 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 Harmony Point is near Multnomah County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Harmony Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Point ...
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.
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Elk Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
- Errol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Errol is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
- Errol Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
- Golf Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Kellogg Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Knight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knight is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lents
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Lents Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
- Luther
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Harmony Point 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 Harmony Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harmony Point and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Point to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 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 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harmony Point 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 Harmony Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4471, Longitude: -122.5781 In this case, the coordinates for Harmony Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.062 degrees. |
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