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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 Merganser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merganser 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 Merganser:
- 42.177645, -121.800281
- 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 Merganser
- 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 Klamath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath County
- Since Merganser is near Siskiyou County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 Merganser
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merganser ...
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.
- Chase ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fairhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Falcon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Heights is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
- Gem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pelican City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
- Shady Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Pine is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pine
- Terminal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Terminal City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
How Far From Merganser 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 Merganser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Merganser once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Merganser and extending to:
- Klamath Falls, which is the Seat of Klamath County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Merganser to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 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 7,883 miles [12,686.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | 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 Merganser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Merganser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Merganser 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 Merganser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1776, Longitude: -121.8003 In this case, the coordinates for Merganser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.712 degrees. |
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