Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oklahoma Hill:
  • 46.143166, -123.405961
  • 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 Oklahoma Hill

• 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 Clatsop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
  • Since Oklahoma Hill is near Columbia County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Oklahoma Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oklahoma Hill ...

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.

• Eagle Cliff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
• Flandersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
• Kerry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
• Marshland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marshland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Mist
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mist is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
• Neverstill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Neverstill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow

How Far From Oklahoma Hill 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 Oklahoma Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oklahoma Hill and extending to:

• Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Oklahoma Hill to Astoria, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'