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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 Kilts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kilts 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 Kilts:
- 44.738740, -120.595585
- 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 Kilts
- 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 Kilts is near Wasco County and also Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Kilts
Communities Also Named Kilts ...
We found one communities that are also named Kilts.
There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Kilts.
Beyond Oregon.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Jefferson County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kilts.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilts ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bakeoven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Fossil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
- Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Jumpoff Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiskey Dick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
How Far From Kilts 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 Kilts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kilts and extending to:
- Madras, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kilts to Madras, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 120 miles [193.1 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 2,249 miles [3,619.4 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kilts) 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 Kilts 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 Kilts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7387, Longitude: -120.5956 In this case, the coordinates for Kilts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.827 degrees. |
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