Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McEwen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McEwen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McEwen
- 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 McEwen:
- 44.700710, -118.104662
- 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 McEwen
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since McEwen is near Grant County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McEwen ...
We found three communities that share the name McEwen.
Within Oregon, the name McEwen is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This McEwen is located in Humphreys County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the east of the McEwen that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of McEwen.
- Williamson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McEwen [Williamson County].
- New Brunswick
Curious and Interesting Names Near McEwen ...
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.
- Cableville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cableville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
- Cableville is located in Baker County
- Pocahontas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Baker County
- Porterville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Grant County
- Quartz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Baker County
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Wingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From McEwen 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 McEwen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McEwen and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McEwen to Baker City, with an average speed<4> 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 241 miles [387.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,655 miles [12,319.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McEwen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McEwen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McEwen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7007, Longitude: -118.1047 In this case, the coordinates for McEwen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 McEwen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McEwen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.23 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.017 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.25 degrees. |