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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 Locoda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locoda 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 Locoda:
- 46.162333, -123.147341
- 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 Locoda
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Locoda is near Cowlitz County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Locoda
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locoda ...
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.
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apiary is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
- Coal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Eagle Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Evergreen Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Fern Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Flandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
- Kerry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kerry is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Longview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Marshland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Swedetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swedetown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
How Far From Locoda 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 Locoda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Locoda and extending to:
- Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Locoda to Saint Helens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 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 6,880 miles [11,072.3 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 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 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 '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- Locoda) 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 Locoda 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 Locoda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1623, Longitude: -123.1473 In this case, the coordinates for Locoda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.478 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.061 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.391 degrees. |
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