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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 Little Switzerland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Switzerland 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 Little Switzerland:
- 44.399842, -123.902614
- 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 Little Switzerland
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Little Switzerland is near Lane County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Little Switzerland
Communities Also Named Little Switzerland ...
We found one communities that are also named Little Switzerland.
Within Oregon, the name Little Switzerland is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Little Switzerland in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- This Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<1> to the east of the Little Switzerland that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Little Switzerland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Switzerland ...
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.
- Burpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burpee is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee
- Euclid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Forfar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forfar is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Glen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Holiday Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Little Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Albany is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Albany
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Oysterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Seal Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnyridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyridge
- Tidewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Little Switzerland 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 Little Switzerland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Switzerland and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Switzerland to Newport, with an average speed<3> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 2,414 miles [3,885 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Switzerland) 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 Little Switzerland 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 Little Switzerland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3998, Longitude: -123.9026 In this case, the coordinates for Little Switzerland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.973 degrees. |
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