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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 Prunedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prunedale 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 Prunedale:
- 45.949579, -118.433580
- 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 Prunedale
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Prunedale is near Walla Walla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Prunedale
Communities Also Named Prunedale ...
We found one communities that are also named Prunedale.
Within Oregon, the name Prunedale is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Prunedale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Monterey County
- This Prunedale is located in Monterey County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Prunedale that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Prunedale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prunedale ...
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.
- Apex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- College Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crockett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dixie Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Helix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton - Freewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Touchet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Prunedale 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 Prunedale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prunedale and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prunedale to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,140 miles [3,444 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prunedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Prunedale 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 Prunedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9496, Longitude: -118.4336 In this case, the coordinates for Prunedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.363 degrees. |
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