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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 Milwaukie Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milwaukie Heights 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 Milwaukie Heights:
- 45.430120, -122.634538
- 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 Milwaukie Heights
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Milwaukie Heights is near Multnomah County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Milwaukie Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milwaukie Heights ...
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.
- Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Christie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Elk Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
- Errol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Errol is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
- Errol Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Golf Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Jennings Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johns Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Kellogg Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knight is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Ladd
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ladd is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Marylhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oatfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
How Far From Milwaukie Heights 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 Milwaukie Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milwaukie Heights and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Milwaukie Heights to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 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 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 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' (or 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- Milwaukie Heights) 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 Milwaukie Heights 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 Milwaukie Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4301, Longitude: -122.6345 In this case, the coordinates for Milwaukie Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.099 degrees. |
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