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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 Marval, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marval 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 Marval:
- 44.622897, -123.562884
- 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 Marval
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Marval is near Lincoln County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Marval
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marval ...
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.
- Chitwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chitwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kings Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Link
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Little Elk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Noon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Peak ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peak is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Pedee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pedee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
How Far From Marval 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 Marval to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marval and extending to:
- Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marval to Corvallis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 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 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marval) 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 Marval 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 Marval. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6229, Longitude: -123.5629 In this case, the coordinates for Marval have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.736 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.743 degrees. |
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