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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 Lewisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewisville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lewisville:
    • 44.788600, -123.344951
    • 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 Lewisville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lewisville ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Lewisville.

Within Oregon, the name Lewisville is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lafayette County
      • This Lewisville is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Lewisville.
    • Idaho
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lewisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lewisville.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Lewisville is located in Henry County and lies 1,952 miles [3,141.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lewisville.
      • Morgan County
      • This Lewisville is located in Morgan County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km] to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lewisville.
    • Michigan
      • Huron County
      • This Lewisville is located in Huron County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Lewisville.
    • Minnesota
      • Watonwan County
      • This Lewisville is located in Watonwan County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Lewisville.
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • Although located in Holt County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Lewisville.
      • Shelby County
      • Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lewisville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lewisville lies 2,773 miles [4,462.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Lewisville is located in Mercer County and lies 2,455 miles [3,950.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lewisville.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Lewisville is located in Forsyth County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Lewisville.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewisville [Hancock County].
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lewisville.
      • Monroe County
      • This Lewisville is located in Monroe County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lewisville.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lewisville.
    • Oklahoma
      • Haskell County
      • This Lewisville is located in Haskell County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Lewisville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Lewisville is located in Chester County and lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lewisville.
      • Indiana County
      • This Lewisville is located in Indiana County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Lewisville.
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lewisville [Potter County].
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lewisville [Chester County].
      • Horry County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lewisville [Horry County].
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Lewisville is located in Denton County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Lewisville.
      • Waller County
      • This Lewisville is located in Waller County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km] to the east southeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Lewisville.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Lewisville is located in Clarke County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Lewisville.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Lewisville is located in Clark County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lewisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisville ...

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.

  • Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fern Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
    • Fern Corner is located in Polk County
  • Ferns ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns
    • Ferns is located in Polk County
  • Kings Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Link
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Link have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
    • Link is located in Polk County
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Polk County
  • Mitchell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Polk County
  • Pedee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
    • Pedee is located in Polk County
  • Tarter
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter
    • Tarter is located in Polk County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewisville and extending to:

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lewisville to Dallas, with an average speed<6> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,383 miles [3,835.1 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 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lewisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7886, Longitude: -123.3450       In this case, the coordinates for Lewisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lewisville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Lewisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.564 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.098 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.594 degrees.




 

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