Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ocean Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ocean Park
- 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 Ocean Park:
- 44.725394, -124.055116
- 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 Ocean Park
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Ocean Park is near Polk County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ocean Park ...
We found six communities that share the name Ocean Park.
Within Oregon, the name Ocean Park is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Ocean Park lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north of the Ocean Park that is located in Lincoln County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ocean Park that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Ocean Park.
- Maine
- York County
- This Ocean Park is located in York County and lies 2,612 miles [4,203.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ocean Park that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ocean Park.
- New York
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ocean Park [Richmond County].
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Ocean Park is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 2,525 miles [4,063.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ocean Park that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Ocean Park.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Ocean Park is located in Pacific County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north of the Ocean Park that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Ocean Park.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Park ...
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.
- Burpee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Chitwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Elk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Forfar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Fruitvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Holiday Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holiday Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Lincoln Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <4>
- Moody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Otter Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Rock
- Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Rock <4>
- Oysterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oysterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
- Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Pioneer City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
- Sunnyridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyridge
- Sunnyridge is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Ocean Park 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 Ocean Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Park and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Park to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 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 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 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 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7254, Longitude: -124.0551 In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Park 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 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 Ocean Park 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> | 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. |
| <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 Ocean Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.787 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.058 degrees. |