Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mistletoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mistletoe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mistletoe
- 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 Mistletoe:
- 42.139301, -122.632530
- 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 Mistletoe
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Mistletoe is near Siskiyou County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- eBird sighting report for Klamath 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 Mistletoe ...
We found two communities that share the name Mistletoe.
Within Oregon, the name Mistletoe is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mistletoe ...
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.
- Cinnabar Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnabar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Springs
- Cinnabar Springs is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hilt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hornbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
- Hornbrook is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbrook <4>
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Shale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Shale City is located in Jackson County
- Talent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
- Talent is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <4>
How Far From Mistletoe 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 community such as Mistletoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mistletoe and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mistletoe to Medford, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mistletoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mistletoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Mistletoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mistletoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1393, Longitude: -122.6325 In this case, the coordinates for Mistletoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mistletoe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.056 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.24 degrees. |