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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 London Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to London Springs 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 London Springs:
- 43.631788, -123.091187
- 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 London Springs
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since London Springs is near Douglas County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 London Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near London Springs ...
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.
- Amos ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amos is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Curtin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Divide ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Divide is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Drain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gap is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
- London
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- London is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Rice Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From London Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as London Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in London Springs and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from London Springs to Eugene, 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 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 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 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 '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- London Springs) 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 London Springs 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 London Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6318, Longitude: -123.0912 In this case, the coordinates for London Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.481 degrees. |
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