Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scotts Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotts Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scotts Mills
- 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 Scotts Mills:
- 45.040548, -122.668240
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Scotts Mills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Scotts Mills is near Clackamas County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotts Mills ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dickey Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Prairie
- Dickey Prairie is located in Clackamas County
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Dryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Elliott Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Prairie
- Elliott Prairie is located in Clackamas County
- Monitor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mount Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
- Mount Angel is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <2>
- Needy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Noble ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rural Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
- Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
- Shady Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County
How Far From Scotts Mills 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 city such as Scotts Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Scotts Mills and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scotts Mills to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 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 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotts Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotts Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0405, Longitude: -122.6682 In this case, the coordinates for Scotts Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Scotts Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.142 degrees. |