Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McMinnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMinnville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McMinnville
- 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 McMinnville:
- 45.210729, -123.194446
- 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 McMinnville
- 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 Yamhill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- Since McMinnville is near Polk County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 McMinnville ...
We found one communities that share the name McMinnville.
Within Oregon, the name McMinnville is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named McMinnville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Warren County
- This McMinnville is located in Warren County and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<1> to the east of the McMinnville that is located in Yamhill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of McMinnville.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near McMinnville ...
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.
- Cove Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yamhill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
- Orchard View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Yamhill County
- Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Tucker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Unionvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From McMinnville 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 city such as McMinnville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McMinnville and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from McMinnville to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,373 miles [3,819 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 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 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McMinnville: www.ci.mcminnville.or.us/
The official website for Yamhill County: www.co.yamhill.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McMinnville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMinnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2107, Longitude: -123.1944 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McMinnville 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 341.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.475 degrees. |