Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mitchell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mitchell
- 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 Mitchell:
- 44.781230, -123.285934
- 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 Mitchell
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Mitchell is near Benton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Mitchell ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Mitchell.
There are three communities within Oregon that are also named Mitchell.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 41 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Crook County
- Linn County
- Wheeler County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Clay County
- This Mitchell is located in Clay County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<2> to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Mitchell.
- Fulton County
- This Mitchell is located in Fulton County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km] to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mitchell.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Mitchell is located in Eagle County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Mitchell.
- Weld County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mitchell [Weld County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Mitchell is located in Franklin County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<2> to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mitchell.
- Madison County
- This Mitchell is located in Madison County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km] to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mitchell.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- This Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Mitchell.
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km] to the east southeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Mitchell.
- Manitoba
- This Mitchell lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mitchell [Antrim County].
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mitchell [Grand Traverse County].
- Missaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mitchell [Missaukee County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mitchell [Hancock County].
- Tippah County
- This Mitchell is located in Tippah County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<2> to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Mitchell.
- Union County
- This Mitchell is located in Union County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km] to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mitchell.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Mitchell.
- Saint Francois County
- This Mitchell is located in Saint Francois County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<2> to the east of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Mitchell.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ontario
- This Mitchell lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- Quebec
- This Mitchell lies 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This Mitchell is located in Eastland County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Mitchell.
- Lipscomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mitchell [Lipscomb County].
- Starr County
- This Mitchell is located in Starr County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the southeast of the Mitchell that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Mitchell.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell ...
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.
- Fern Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
- Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Link
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Pedee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tarter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mitchell 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 Mitchell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchell and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell to Dallas, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,380 miles [3,830.2 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 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mitchell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Mitchell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7812, Longitude: -123.2859 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mitchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mitchell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.514 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.039 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.556 degrees. |