Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holbrook
- 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 Holbrook:
- 45.659838, -122.863436
- 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 Holbrook
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Holbrook is near Washington County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Holbrook ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Holbrook.
Within Oregon, the name Holbrook is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Holbrook is located in Cleveland County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Holbrook.
- Stanly County
- This Holbrook is located in Stanly County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Holbrook.
- Ontario
- This Holbrook lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Multnomah County.
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Boone 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 West Virginia community of Holbrook [Boone County].
- Ritchie County
- This Holbrook is located in Ritchie County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Holbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holbrook ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Blurock Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blurock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blurock Landing
- Blurock Landing is located in Clark County (WA)
- Bonny Slope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
- Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Forest Grove Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
- Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
- Knapp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Knapp Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Landing
- Knapp Landing is located in Clark County (WA)
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Lakeshore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Merle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Plainview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rockcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - United Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for United Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Junction
- United Junction is located in Multnomah County
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Riverview ‑ Historic
How Far From Holbrook 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 Holbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holbrook and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holbrook to Portland, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 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 7,671 miles [12,345.3 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6598, Longitude: -122.8634 In this case, the coordinates for Holbrook 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 Holbrook 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 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 Holbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.235 degrees. |