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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 Lilleas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lilleas 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 Lilleas:
- 46.104832, -123.698191
- 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 Lilleas
- 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 Clatsop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
- Since Lilleas is near Wahkiakum County and also Pacific County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific 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 Lilleas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilleas ...
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.
- Fern Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Miles Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Navy Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
- Sunset Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Surf Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
- Tongue Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
- Tongue Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Lilleas 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 Lilleas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lilleas and extending to:
- Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lilleas to Salem, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lilleas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lilleas 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 Lilleas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1048, Longitude: -123.6982 In this case, the coordinates for Lilleas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.934 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.591 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.755 degrees. |
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