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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 Horse Heaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horse Heaven 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 Horse Heaven:
    • 44.715613, -120.507351
    • 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 Horse Heaven
  • 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 Horse Heaven ...

We found two communities that share the name Horse Heaven.

Within Oregon, the name Horse Heaven is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the east of the Horse Heaven that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Horse Heaven.
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Horse Heaven is located in Benton County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Horse Heaven that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Horse Heaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Heaven ...

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.

  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
    • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
    • Former names for Donnybrook:
    • Axehandle
    • Kilts
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Donnybrook
    • From Horse Heaven to Donnybrook
  • Fossil
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grizzly
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
    • Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
  • Jumpoff Joe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
    • Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
  • Kilts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
    • Kilts is located in Jefferson County
  • Mitchell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Service Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
    • Service Creek is located in Wheeler County

How Far From Horse Heaven to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Horse Heaven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Horse Heaven once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Horse Heaven and extending to:

  • Madras, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Heaven to Madras, with an average speed<6> 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 over a day.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,245 miles [3,613 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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- Horse Heaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horse Heaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7156, Longitude: -120.5074    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horse Heaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Horse Heaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.203 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.327 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.772 degrees.




 

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