Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Colton:
  • 45.172067, -122.414807
  • 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 Old Colton

• 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Since Old Colton is near Marion County and also Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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 Old Colton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Colton ...

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.

• Dickey Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickey Prairie is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Prairie
• Dodge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Fallsview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallsview is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsview
• Faraday
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Faraday is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Liberal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
• Shady Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Springwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
• Timber Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Timber Grove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
• Union Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

How Far From Old Colton 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 Old Colton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Colton to Oregon City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,335 miles [3,757.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 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 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'