Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milwaukie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milwaukie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milwaukie
- 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:
- 45.446544, -122.632207
- 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 Milwaukie
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Milwaukie is near Clackamas County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Milwaukie ...
We found one communities that share the name Milwaukie.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Milwaukie.
Beyond Oregon.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Clackamas County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Milwaukie.
- Clackamas County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milwaukie ...
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 east) - Christie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Elk Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Errol
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Errol Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errol Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Golf Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Harmony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
- Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
- Jennings Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Johns Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Kellogg Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ladd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lents
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Luther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Marylhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylhurst
- Marylhurst is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marylhurst <2>
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
- Oatfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knight
How Far From Milwaukie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Milwaukie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Milwaukie and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Milwaukie to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 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 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Milwaukie: www.cityofmilwaukie.org/
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Milwaukie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milwaukie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4465, Longitude: -122.6322 |
| <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 Milwaukie 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 341.009 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.097 degrees. |