Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Angel:
  • 45.068900, -122.799054
  • 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 Mount Angel

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Mount Angel is near Clackamas County and also Yamhill 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 Yamhill 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 Mount Angel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Angel ...

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.

• Bethany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Donald
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Donald is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <1>
• Downs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downs
  • From Mount Angel to Downs
• Dryland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dryland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
• Durbin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Elliott Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliott Prairie is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Prairie
• Fruitland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Hazel Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel Green is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
• Monitor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monitor is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Needy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Needy
  • From Mount Angel to Needy
• Noble ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Noble is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Rural Dell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
• Whiskey Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whiskey Hill is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Hill

How Far From Mount Angel 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 city such as Mount Angel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Angel and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Angel to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'