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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 Parkers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkers Mill 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 Parkers Mill:
- 45.087639, -119.575011
- 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 Parkers Mill
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since Parkers Mill is near Gilliam County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Parkers Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkers Mill ...
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.
- Eightmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Gooseberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Hardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hardman has also been known as:
- Dairyville
- Dogtown
- Raw Dog
- Yaller Dog
- Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
- Lonerock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lost Valley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Monument
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Spray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Parkers Mill 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 Parkers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parkers Mill and extending to:
- Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parkers Mill to Heppner, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Parkers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parkers Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parkers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0876, Longitude: -119.5750 In this case, the coordinates for Parkers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.154 degrees. |
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