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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 New Idanha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Idanha 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 New Idanha:
- 44.698983, -122.076026
- 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 New Idanha
- 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since New Idanha is near Marion County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 New Idanha
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Idanha ...
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.
- Elkhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Fox Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fox Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Gates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jack Shelter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Marion Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Forks is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Forks
- Upper Soda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Soda is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Soda
How Far From New Idanha 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 New Idanha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Idanha and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from New Idanha to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 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 7,722 miles [12,427.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Idanha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 New Idanha 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 New Idanha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6990, Longitude: -122.0760 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.501 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.778 degrees. |
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