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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 Lonerock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lonerock 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 Lonerock:
- 45.089136, -119.883392
- 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 Lonerock
- 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 Gilliam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- Since Lonerock is near Wheeler County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Lonerock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lonerock ...
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.
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Eightmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gooseberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Mayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Thirtymile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thirtymile is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtymile
- Trail Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork
How Far From Lonerock 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 city such as Lonerock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lonerock and extending to:
- Condon, which is the Seat of Gilliam County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lonerock to Condon, with an average speed<2> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 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 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lonerock) 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 Lonerock 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 Lonerock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0891, Longitude: -119.8834 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.713 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.775 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.35 degrees. |
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