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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mound and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mound:
- 43.894288, -123.451209
- 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 Mound
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Mound is near Douglas County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Mound
Communities Also Named Mound ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mound.
Within Oregon, the name Mound is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Phillips 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 Kansas community of Mound [Phillips County].
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- This Mound is located in Madison Parish and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mound that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Mound.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Mound is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mound that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Mound.
- North Dakota
- Slope County
- This Mound is located in Slope County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mound that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Slope County community of Mound.
- Ohio
- Coshocton 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 Ohio community of Mound [Coshocton County].
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Mound is located in Coryell County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mound that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Mound.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mound [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound ...
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.
- Comstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Crow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Curtin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flagg is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Long Tom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Sailor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sailor is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Mound 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 Mound 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 community of Mound once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mound and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mound to Eugene, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,396 miles [3,856 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 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 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Mound 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mound to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8943, Longitude: -123.4512 In this case, the coordinates for Mound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.095 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.702 degrees. |
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