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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 Lost Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost Valley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley:
    • 45.056245, -119.999743
    • 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 Valley
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lost Valley ...

We found two communities that share the name Lost Valley.

Within Oregon, the name Lost Valley is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Lost Valley is located in Frederick County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lost Valley that is located in Wheeler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lost Valley.
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost Valley that is located in Wheeler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lost Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Valley ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Wheeler County
  • Eightmile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
    • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
  • Fossil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gooseberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
    • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
  • Hardman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
    • Hardman is located in Morrow County
    • Hardman has also been known as:
    • Dairyville
    • Dogtown
    • Raw Dog
    • Yaller Dog
  • Lonerock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Mayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
  • Service Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
    • Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
  • Spray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Thirtymile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirtymile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtymile
    • Thirtymile is located in Gilliam County
  • Trail Fork ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork
    • Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County

How Far From Lost Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Lost Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost Valley and extending to:

  • Fossil, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Valley to Fossil, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 2,219 miles [3,571.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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- Lost Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0562, Longitude: -119.9997       In this case, the coordinates for Lost Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lost Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.806 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.883 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.427 degrees.




 

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