Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lone Elder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Elder and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lone Elder

• 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 Lone Elder:
  • 45.230399, -122.680925
  • 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 Lone Elder

• 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Since Lone Elder is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lone Elder

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Elder ...

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.

• Advance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Advance is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Aurora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Aurora is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Central Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Point is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
• Charbonneau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charbonneau is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
• Dryland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dryland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
• Fargo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fargo is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Liberal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
• Macksburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
• Needy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
• New Era ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Era is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Rural Dell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
• Union Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Whiskey Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiskey Hill is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lone Elder and extending to:

• Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lone Elder to Salem, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 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 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'