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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 Hazelia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelia 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 Hazelia:
- 45.388453, -122.692317
- 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 Hazelia
- 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 Hazelia 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 Hazelia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelia ...
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.
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Elk Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Jean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jean is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
- Jennings Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johns Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Ladd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Marylhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rivergrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Hazelia 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 Hazelia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hazelia and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hazelia to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 2,347 miles [3,777.1 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 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 7,686 miles [12,369.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,798 miles [9,331 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hazelia) 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 Hazelia 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 Hazelia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3885, Longitude: -122.6923 In this case, the coordinates for Hazelia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.139 degrees. |
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