Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prineville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prineville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prineville
- 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 Prineville:
- 44.302962, -120.841027
- 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 Prineville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Crook County
- Since Prineville is near Jefferson County and also Deschutes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Deschutes 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 Prineville ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
- Alfalfa is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfalfa <1>
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Deschutes County
- Forest Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crossing
- Forest Crossing is located in Crook County
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Jefferson County
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jefferson County
- Grizzly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Jumpoff Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Lower Bridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bridge
- Lower Bridge is located in Deschutes County
- Opal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Post is located in Crook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <1>
How Far From Prineville 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 city such as Prineville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Prineville and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Prineville to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,264 miles [3,643.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 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 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prineville: www.cityofprineville.com/
The official website for Crook County: www.co.crook.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prineville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prineville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3030, Longitude: -120.8410 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Prineville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.009 degrees. |