Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peninsula Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peninsula Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peninsula Junction
- 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 Peninsula Junction:
- 45.592895, -122.711487
- 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 Peninsula Junction
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Peninsula Junction is near Clark County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Peninsula Junction ...
We found one communities that share the name Peninsula Junction.
Within Oregon, the name Peninsula Junction is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Peninsula Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Peninsula Junction [Somerset County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peninsula Junction ...
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.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Blurock Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blurock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blurock Landing
- Blurock Landing is located in Clark County (WA)
- Bonny Slope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
- Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
- Bridlemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridlemile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
- Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
- Champ
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Green Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Hazel Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Hazel Dell is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel Dell <3>
- Image
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kings Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Ladds Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladds Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds Circle
- Ladds Circle is located in Multnomah County
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- Lake Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Lakeshore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Minnehaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Officers Row
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Officers Row have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Officers Row
- Officers Row is located in Clark County (WA)
- River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Multnomah County
- United Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for United Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Junction
- United Junction is located in Multnomah County
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Lake Shore
How Far From Peninsula Junction 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 Peninsula Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Peninsula Junction and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Peninsula Junction to Salem, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,347 miles [3,777.1 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 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 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peninsula Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Peninsula Junction 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Peninsula Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peninsula Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5929, Longitude: -122.7115 In this case, the coordinates for Peninsula Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Peninsula Junction 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 341.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.574 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.14 degrees. |