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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 Outlook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Outlook 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 Outlook:
    • 45.386232, -122.522034
    • 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 Outlook
  • 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 Outlook ...

We found five communities that share the name Outlook.

Within Oregon, the name Outlook is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Sheridan County
      • This Outlook is located in Sheridan County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Outlook that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Outlook.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison 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 North Carolina community of Outlook [Madison County].
    • Ontario
      • This Outlook lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Outlook that is located in Clackamas County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Outlook lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Outlook that is located in Clackamas County.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This Outlook is located in Yakima County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Outlook that is located in Clackamas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Outlook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Outlook ...

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.

  • Bell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Clackamas County
  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Clackamas County
  • Carver
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
  • Echo Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Dell
    • Echo Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Fern Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge
    • Fern Ridge is located in Clackamas County
  • Glen Echo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
    • Glen Echo is located in Clackamas County
  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <4>
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Clackamas County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Harmony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
      • Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
    • Jennings Lodge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
    • Oatfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
    • Sunset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Clackamas County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Outlook and extending to:

  • Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Outlook to Salem, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,339 miles [3,764.3 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 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 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 7,684 miles [12,366.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Outlook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.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 from Point A (ie- Outlook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Outlook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3862, Longitude: -122.5220       In this case, the coordinates for Outlook 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 Outlook 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 Outlook 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 340.914 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.365 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.029 degrees.









 

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