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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 Rose Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Lodge 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 Rose Lodge:
- 45.010593, -123.880498
- 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 Rose Lodge
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Rose Lodge is near Tillamook County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillamook 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 Rose Lodge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Lodge ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Four Cabin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Happy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Lincoln Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roads End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roads End is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads End
- Three Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Three Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Rose Lodge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rose Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rose Lodge and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rose Lodge to Newport, 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 just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 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 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rose Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rose Lodge 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 Rose Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0106, Longitude: -123.8805 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.931 degrees. |
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