Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Montavilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montavilla and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Montavilla

• 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 Montavilla:
  • 45.519113, -122.579046
  • 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 Montavilla

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
  • Since Montavilla is near Clackamas County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Montavilla

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montavilla ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Champ
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Champ is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Errol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Errol is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
• Errol Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
• Fir
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fir is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
• Gilbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Gilbert Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
• Graham
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Graham is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Harmony Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemlock is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Ladds Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
  • Lents
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lents is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
  • Lents Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
  • Luther
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Luther is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockwood
    • From Montavilla to Rockwood

How Far From Montavilla 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 Montavilla to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Montavilla and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the West.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Montavilla to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,341 miles [3,767.5 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 133 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'