Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hereford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hereford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hereford
- 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 Hereford:
- 45.382065, -122.595647
- 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 Hereford
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Hereford is near Multnomah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hereford ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hereford.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Hereford.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Hereford lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hereford that is located in Clackamas County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hereford ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Fern Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge
- Fern Ridge is located in Clackamas County
- Glen Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Jennings Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Marylhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylhurst
- Marylhurst is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marylhurst <4>
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
- Oatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Outlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Clackamas County
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hereford 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 Hereford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hereford 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 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hereford to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 2,342 miles [3,769.1 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 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,685 miles [12,367.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hereford. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hereford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hereford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3821, Longitude: -122.5956 In this case, the coordinates for Hereford 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hereford 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hereford 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 340.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.436 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.077 degrees. |