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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 Madras, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madras 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 Madras:
- 44.633514, -121.129562
- 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 Madras
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Madras is near Wasco County and also Crook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crook 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 Madras
Communities Also Named Madras ...
We found two communities that are also named Madras.
Within Oregon, the name Madras is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Madras is located in Coweta County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<1> to the east of the Madras that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Madras.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Madras is located in Red River County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Madras that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Madras.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madras ...
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.
- Forest Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Crossing is located in Crook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crossing
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
- Jumpoff Joe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Lower Bridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Bridge is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bridge
- Opal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Opal City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Dick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
How Far From Madras 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 Madras to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madras and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Madras to Salem, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 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 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madras) 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 Madras 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 Madras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6335, Longitude: -121.1296 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.174 degrees. |
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