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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 Lorane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lorane 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 Lorane:
- 43.838071, -123.240148
- 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 Lorane
- 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 Lorane is near Douglas County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Lorane
Communities Also Named Lorane ...
We found three communities that are also named Lorane.
Within Oregon, the name Lorane is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Lorane is located in Bibb County and lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lorane that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Lorane.
- Indiana
- Whitley County
- This Lorane is located in Whitley County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lorane that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Lorane.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Lorane is located in Berks County and lies 2,408 miles [3,875.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lorane that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Lorane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorane ...
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.
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Divide ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gap is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
- Mound ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Lorane 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 Lorane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lorane and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lorane to Eugene, 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 76 miles [122.3 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 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 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lorane) 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 Lorane 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 Lorane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8381, Longitude: -123.2401 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.568 degrees. |
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