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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pringle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pringle and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pringle:
- 44.920120, -123.027874
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pringle
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Pringle is near Polk County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pringle
Communities Also Named Pringle ...
We found five communities that are also named Pringle.
Within Oregon, the name Pringle is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Washington County
- This Pringle is located in Washington County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pringle that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pringle.
- Ontario
- This Pringle lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pringle that is located in Marion County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Pringle is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<1> to the east of the Pringle that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Pringle.
- South Dakota
- Custer County
- This Pringle is located in Custer County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pringle that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Pringle.
- Texas
- Hutchinson County
- This Pringle is located in Hutchinson County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pringle that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Pringle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pringle ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Brush College
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush College is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durbin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Pringle 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 Pringle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pringle and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pringle to White House, with an average speed<2>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 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,722 miles [12,427.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pringle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pringle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pringle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9201, Longitude: -123.0279 In this case, the coordinates for Pringle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.307 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.382 degrees. |
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