Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost Lake Resort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost Lake Resort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost Lake Resort
- 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 Lost Lake Resort:
- 45.497618, -121.818689
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lost Lake Resort
- 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 Hood River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- Since Lost Lake Resort is near Multnomah County and also Skamania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- eBird sighting report for Skamania 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Lake Resort ...
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.
- Cascade Locks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
- Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <2>
- Dee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Fort Rains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rains
- Fort Rains is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Government Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Camp
- Government Camp is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Government Camp <2>
- Home Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley
- Home Valley is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Salmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Zigzag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigzag
- Zigzag is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zigzag <2>
How Far From Lost Lake Resort 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 Lost Lake Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lost Lake Resort and extending to:
- Hood River, which is the Seat of Hood River County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Lake Resort to Hood River, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost Lake Resort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost Lake Resort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost Lake Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4976, Longitude: -121.8187 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Lake Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lost Lake Resort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.567 degrees. |