Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Labish Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Labish Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Labish Center
- 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 Labish Center:
- 45.031787, -122.913705
- 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 Labish Center
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Labish Center is near Yamhill County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Labish Center ...
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.
- Badger Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Durbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hazel Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Mount Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
- Mount Angel is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <2>
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Labish Center 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 Labish Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Labish Center and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Labish Center to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,713 miles [12,412.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Labish Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Labish Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Labish Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0318, Longitude: -122.9137 In this case, the coordinates for Labish Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Labish Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.219 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.705 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.302 degrees. |