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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 Latourell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latourell 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 Latourell:
- 45.540887, -122.22052
- 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 Latourell
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Latourell is near Clark County and also Skamania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania 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 Latourell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latourell ...
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.
- Boring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridal Veil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Fern Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Firwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Firwood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Hillsview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Marmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Ruby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Troutdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twelvemile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Wood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Latourell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Latourell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Latourell and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Latourell to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 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 7,669 miles [12,342.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Latourell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Latourell 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 Latourell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5409, Longitude: -122.2205 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.824 degrees. |
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