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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 Ninety-one, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ninety-one 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 Ninety-one:
- 45.172621, -122.722869
- 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 Ninety-one
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ninety-one ...
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.
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Dryland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
- Dryland is located in Clackamas County
- Elliott Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Prairie
- Elliott Prairie is located in Clackamas County
- Lone Elder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elder
- Lone Elder is located in Clackamas County
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Monitor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Monitor is located in Clackamas County
- Needy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Rural Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
- Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
- Whiskey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Hill
- Whiskey Hill is located in Clackamas County
How Far From Ninety-one 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 Ninety-one to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ninety-one and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ninety-one to Oregon City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ninety-one) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ninety-one. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1726, Longitude: -122.7229 In this case, the coordinates for Ninety-one have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ninety-one to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.171 degrees. |
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