Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Niagara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niagara and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Niagara
- 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 Niagara:
- 44.757900, -122.336191
- 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 Niagara
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Niagara is near Linn County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Niagara ...
We found ten communities that share the name Niagara.
Within Oregon, the name Niagara is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Niagara lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Niagara that is located in Marion County.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Niagara.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niagara ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elkhorn Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Fox Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Linn County
- Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <5>
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jawbone Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Silver Falls City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
- Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
How Far From Niagara 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 Niagara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niagara and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niagara to Salem, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Niagara. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Niagara) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Niagara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7579, Longitude: -122.3362 In this case, the coordinates for Niagara 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 Niagara 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> | 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 Niagara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Niagara to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.721 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.108 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.943 degrees. |