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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 Sand Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Hollow 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 Sand Hollow:
- 45.586241, -119.542801
- 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 Sand Hollow
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since Sand Hollow is near Umatilla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla 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 Sand Hollow
Communities Also Named Sand Hollow ...
We found two communities that are also named Sand Hollow.
Within Oregon, the name Sand Hollow is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sand Hollow that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Sand Hollow.
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sand Hollow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Hollow ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks Corners is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corners
- Butter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Ordnance ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Strawberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Sand Hollow 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 Sand Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Hollow and extending to:
- Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Hollow to Heppner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 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 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sand Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sand Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sand Hollow 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 Sand Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5862, Longitude: -119.5428 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.098 degrees. |
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