Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirkpatrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkpatrick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkpatrick
- 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 Kirkpatrick:
- 45.678489, -118.663068
- 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 Kirkpatrick
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Kirkpatrick is near Union County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kirkpatrick ...
We found four communities that share the name Kirkpatrick.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Kirkpatrick.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Multnomah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kirkpatrick [Multnomah County].
- Multnomah County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<2> to the east of the Kirkpatrick that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kirkpatrick.
- Ohio
- Marion County
- This Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kirkpatrick that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Kirkpatrick.
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kirkpatrick [Chester County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkpatrick ...
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.
- Apex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Umatilla County
- Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Helix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
- Helix is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <4>
- Mission
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Pilot Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Pilot Rock is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Rock <4>
- Sparks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Thorn Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
- Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
How Far From Kirkpatrick 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 Kirkpatrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkpatrick and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies just to the West.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kirkpatrick to Salem, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkpatrick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kirkpatrick 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkpatrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkpatrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6785, Longitude: -118.6631 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kirkpatrick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.53 degrees. |