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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 Ruckel Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruckel Junction 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 Ruckel Junction:
- 45.628467, -118.133001
- 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 Ruckel Junction
- 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 Ruckel Junction is near Union County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Ruckel Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruckel Junction ...
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.
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Elk Flat ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Flat is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Lone Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Looking Glass is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Milton - Freewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
- Tollgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
How Far From Ruckel Junction 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 Ruckel Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ruckel Junction and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ruckel Junction to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 242 miles [389.5 km] to the west (W). 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 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 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 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruckel Junction) 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 Ruckel Junction 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 Ruckel Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6285, Longitude: -118.1330 In this case, the coordinates for Ruckel Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.197 degrees. |
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