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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 Paulina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paulina 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 Paulina:
- 44.133628, -119.96372
- 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 Paulina
- 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 Crook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crook County
- Since Paulina is near Grant County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Paulina
Communities Also Named Paulina ...
We found two communities that are also named Paulina.
Within Oregon, the name Paulina is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint James Parish
- This Paulina is located in Saint James Parish and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paulina that is located in Crook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Paulina.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Paulina is located in Warren County and lies 2,271 miles [3,654.8 km]<1> to the east of the Paulina that is located in Crook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Paulina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paulina ...
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.
- Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Forks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Three Forks is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
How Far From Paulina 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 Paulina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paulina and extending to:
- Prineville, which is the Seat of Crook County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paulina to Prineville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,222 miles [3,576 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 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 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paulina 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 Paulina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1336, Longitude: -119.9637 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.461 degrees. |
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