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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 Jumpoff Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jumpoff Joe 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 Jumpoff Joe:
- 44.658460, -120.841146
- 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 Jumpoff Joe
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Jumpoff Joe is near Wasco County and also Crook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crook 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 Jumpoff Joe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jumpoff Joe ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Forest Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Crossing is located in Crook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crossing
- Grizzly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
- Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Kilts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
- Opal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Opal City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
- Warm Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whiskey Dick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
How Far From Jumpoff Joe 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 Jumpoff Joe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jumpoff Joe and extending to:
- Madras, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jumpoff Joe to Madras, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Jumpoff Joe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jumpoff Joe 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 Jumpoff Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6585, Longitude: -120.8411 In this case, the coordinates for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.643 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.988 degrees. |
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