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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 Laurelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurelwood 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 Laurelwood:
- 45.422893, -123.080939
- 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 Laurelwood
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Laurelwood is near Yamhill County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Laurelwood
Communities Also Named Laurelwood ...
We found five communities that are also named Laurelwood.
Within Oregon, the name Laurelwood is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Laurelwood is located in Clayton County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the east of the Laurelwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Laurelwood.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Laurelwood is located in Cherokee County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<1> to the east of the Laurelwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Laurelwood.
- Florence County
- This Laurelwood is located in Florence County and lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east of the Laurelwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Laurelwood.
- Spartanburg County
- This Laurelwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,254 miles [3,627.5 km] to the east of the Laurelwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Laurelwood.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Laurelwood is located in Stafford County and lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<1> to the east of the Laurelwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Laurelwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurelwood ...
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.
- Blooming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dewey is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazeldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazeldale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
- Jacktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Reedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Springbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springbrook is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Witch Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witch Hazel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witch Hazel
How Far From Laurelwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laurelwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurelwood and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laurelwood to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 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 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Laurelwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laurelwood 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 Laurelwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4229, Longitude: -123.0809 In this case, the coordinates for Laurelwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.39 degrees. |
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