Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Persist:
  • 42.766515, -122.607262
  • 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 Persist

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Persist is near Douglas County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • eBird sighting report for Klamath 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Persist ...

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.

• Bitter Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Lick
  • Bitter Lick is located in Jackson County
• Cascade Gorge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Gorge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Gorge
  • Cascade Gorge is located in Jackson County
• Derby ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Jackson County
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
• Rogue Elk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue Elk
  • Rogue Elk is located in Jackson County
• Shangri - La Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangri - La Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri - La Mill
  • Shangri - La Mill is located in Douglas County
• Trail
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Trail is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <2>
• Union Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Creek
  • Union Creek is located in Jackson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Persist once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Persist and extending to:

• Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Persist to Medford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 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 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/