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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 Knight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knight 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 Knight:
- 45.446230, -122.647872
- 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 Knight
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Knight is near Multnomah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Knight
Communities Also Named Knight ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Knight.
There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Knight.
Beyond Oregon, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Marion 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 Knight [Marion County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Russell 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 Kansas community of Knight [Russell County].
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Knight is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Knight that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Knight.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Kalkaska 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 Michigan community of Knight [Kalkaska County].
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This Knight is located in Humboldt County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Knight that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Knight.
- Ohio
- Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Knight [Muskingum County].
- Texas
- Dallas 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 Texas community of Knight [Dallas County].
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Knight.
- Utah
- Juab County
- This Knight is located in Juab County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Knight that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Knight.
- Salt Lake County
- This Knight is located in Salt Lake County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east southeast of the Knight that is located in Clackamas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Knight.
- West Virginia
- Doddridge 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 West Virginia community of Knight [Doddridge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knight ...
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.
- Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Elk Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
- Errol
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Errol is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
- Errol Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Golf Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Johns Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Kellogg Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Ladd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ladd is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Marylhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sentinel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
How Far From Knight 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 Knight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knight and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Knight to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 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 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Knight 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Knight 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 Knight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4462, Longitude: -122.6479 In this case, the coordinates for Knight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.495 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.107 degrees. |
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