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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 Holiday Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holiday Beach:
    • 44.567618, -124.068174
    • 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 Holiday Beach
  • 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 Holiday Beach ...

We found four communities that share the name Holiday Beach.

Within Oregon, the name Holiday Beach is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Holiday Beach is located in Knox County and lies 2,664 miles [4,287.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holiday Beach that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Holiday Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Holiday Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Beach that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Holiday Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Holiday Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Beach that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Holiday Beach.
    • Texas
      • Aransas County
      • This Holiday Beach is located in Aransas County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Holiday Beach that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Holiday Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Beach ...

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.

  • Burpee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burpee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
    • Burpee is located in Lincoln County
  • Elk City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
  • Forfar
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forfar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
    • Forfar is located in Lincoln County
  • Fruitvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Lincoln County
  • Moody
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Lincoln County
  • Ocean Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
    • Ocean Park is located in Lincoln County
  • Oysterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oysterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
    • Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
  • Seal Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyridge
    • Sunnyridge is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Holiday Beach 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 Holiday Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Beach and extending to:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Holiday Beach to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,420 miles [3,894.6 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 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 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 7,760 miles [12,488.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holiday Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holiday Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5676, Longitude: -124.0682       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Holiday Beach 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 342.155 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.782 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.073 degrees.




 

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