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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 Kimmell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimmell 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 Kimmell:
- 45.697089, -117.772703
- 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 Kimmell
- 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 Wallowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- Since Kimmell is near Union County and also Umatilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla 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 Kimmell
Communities Also Named Kimmell ...
We found one communities that are also named Kimmell.
Within Oregon, the name Kimmell is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Kimmell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Noble County
- This Kimmell is located in Noble County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the east of the Kimmell that is located in Wallowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Kimmell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimmell ...
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.
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elk Flat ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Flat is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looking Glass is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Promise ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Promise is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tollgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
How Far From Kimmell 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 Kimmell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kimmell and extending to:
- Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kimmell to Enterprise, with an average speed<3> 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 260 miles [418.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 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 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kimmell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kimmell 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 Kimmell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6971, Longitude: -117.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Kimmell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.963 degrees. |
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