Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lacomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacomb and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lacomb
- 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 Lacomb:
- 44.585188, -122.743425
- 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 Lacomb
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Lacomb is near Marion County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Lacomb ...
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.
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Central ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Crabtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Linn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <2>
- Crowfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Dotyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fords Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
- Fords Mill is located in Linn County
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Long Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sodaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Spicer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Lacomb 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 Lacomb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lacomb and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lacomb to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,355 miles [3,790 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lacomb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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 '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- Lacomb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lacomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5852, Longitude: -122.7434 |
| <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 Lacomb 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 341.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.485 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.214 degrees. |