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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 Marshland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshland 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 Marshland:
    • 46.111222, -123.285678
    • 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 Marshland
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Marshland is near Wahkiakum County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Marshland

Communities Also Named Marshland ...

We found three communities that are also named Marshland.

Within Oregon, the name Marshland is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Stafford County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Stafford County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Marshland.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Marshland [Lyon County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Marshland is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<2> to the east of the Marshland that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Marshland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshland ...

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.

  • Eagle Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Flandersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
  • Kerry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kerry is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
  • Mist
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mist is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
  • Natal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Natal is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
  • Neverstill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Neverstill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
  • Swedetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedetown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marshland and extending to:

  • Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marshland to Saint Helens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south (S). 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 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Marshland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Marshland) 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 Marshland 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 Marshland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1112, Longitude: -123.2857       In this case, the coordinates for Marshland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.19 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.484 degrees.