Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montague, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montague and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montague
- 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 Montague:
- 45.626241, -120.094205
- 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 Montague
- 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 Gilliam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- Since Montague is near Morrow County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Montague ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Montague.
Within Oregon, the name Montague is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Prince Edward Island
- This Montague lies 2,698 miles [4,342 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Montague is located in Greenville County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Montague.
- Pickens County
- This Montague is located in Pickens County and lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km] to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Montague.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Montague is located in Davidson County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Montague.
- Rhea County
- This Montague is located in Rhea County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Montague.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Essex County
- This Montague is located in Essex County and lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km]<1> to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Montague.
- King George County
- This Montague is located in King George County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Montague.
- Yukon
- This Montague lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Montague that is located in Gilliam County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montague ...
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.
- Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Cecil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emigrant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County
- Sixprong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Strawberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Morrow County
- Willows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Montague to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Montague 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<4> community of Montague once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Montague and extending to:
- Condon, which is the Seat of Gilliam County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Montague to Condon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 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 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Montague) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6262, Longitude: -120.0942 In this case, the coordinates for Montague have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Montague 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. |
| <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> | 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 Montague, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Montague 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 338.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.048 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.448 degrees. |