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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 Ironside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironside 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 Ironside:
- 44.32437, -117.945918
- 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 Ironside
- 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- Since Ironside is near Baker County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker 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 Ironside
Communities Also Named Ironside ...
We found two communities that are also named Ironside.
Within Oregon, the name Ironside is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Ironside lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ironside that is located in Malheur County.
- Virginia
- Henry 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 Virginia community of Ironside [Henry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironside ...
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.
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Cake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cake is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cake
- China Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clover is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Humboldt Basin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt Basin is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Basin
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ironside 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 Ironside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ironside and extending to:
- Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ironside to Vale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,122 miles [3,415 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,909 miles [11,119 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 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Ironside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ironside 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> | 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 Ironside 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 Ironside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3244, Longitude: -117.9459 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.177 degrees. |
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