Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Labish Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Labish Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Labish Village

• 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 Village:
  • 45.019286, -122.972318
  • 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 Labish Village

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Labish Village is near Polk County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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 Labish Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Labish Village ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
• Bethany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Brush College
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brush College is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
• Clear Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Durbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Durbin is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Fruitland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Hazel Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Green is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <1>
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Pringle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pringle is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
• Wheatland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Labish Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Labish Village and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Labish Village to White House, with an average speed<3>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 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 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 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'