Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plum Trees, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Trees and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plum Trees
- 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 Plum Trees:
- 42.813998, -124.356771
- 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 Plum Trees
- 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Since Plum Trees is near Coos County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Plum Trees ...
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.
- Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Bridge is located in Coos County
- Cranberry Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Corners
- Cranberry Corners is located in Coos County
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dew Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dew Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Fourmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <3>
- Sixes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixes
- Sixes is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sixes <3>
- Twomile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Twomile is located in Coos County
- Winterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Coos County
How Far From Plum Trees 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 Plum Trees to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Plum Trees and extending to:
- Gold Beach, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Trees to Gold Beach, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 2,453 miles [3,947.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 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 7,880 miles [12,681.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plum Trees. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Plum Trees) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Trees. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8140, Longitude: -124.3568 In this case, the coordinates for Plum Trees 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 Plum Trees 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 342.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.857 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.323 degrees. |