Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pratum:
  • 44.959010, -122.878703
  • 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 Pratum

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Pratum is near Polk County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Pratum ...

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.

• Badger Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
  • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
• Bethany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Marion County
• Clear Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Marion County
• Downs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in Marion County
• Durbin
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Marion County
• Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Four Corners is located in Marion County
• Fruitland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Marion County
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hazel Green is located in Marion County
• Mount Angel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
  • Mount Angel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <2>
• Pringle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Marion County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pratum and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the west (W).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pratum to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pratum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

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