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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 Marion Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marion Forks 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 Marion Forks:
- 44.615398, -121.948125
- 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 Marion Forks
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Marion Forks is near Marion County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Marion Forks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marion Forks ...
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.
- Elkhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Gates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ford is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
- Jack Shelter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Upper Soda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Soda is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Soda
How Far From Marion Forks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marion Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marion Forks and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marion Forks to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 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 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Marion Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marion Forks 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 Marion Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6154, Longitude: -121.9481 In this case, the coordinates for Marion Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.70 degrees. |
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