Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaside
- 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 Seaside:
- 45.994516, -123.922876
- 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 Seaside
- 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 Clatsop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
- Since Seaside is near Tillamook County and also Pacific County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tillamook County
- eBird sighting report for Pacific 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
Communities Also Named Seaside ...
We found ten communities that share the name Seaside.
Within Oregon, the name Seaside is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=45.994516&lon=-123.922876&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Seaside.
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Hillsborough County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Monroe County].
- Walton County
- This Seaside is located in Walton County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Seaside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Seaside.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Seaside is located in Queens County and lies 2,503 miles [4,028.2 km]<1> to the east of the Seaside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Seaside.
- Richmond County
- This Seaside is located in Richmond County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km] to the east of the Seaside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Seaside.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaside ...
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.
- Cannon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach
- Cannon Beach is located in Clatsop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Beach <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cannon Beach
- From Seaside to Cannon Beach
- Cannon Beach Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Beach Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach Junction
- Cannon Beach Junction is located in Clatsop County
- Fern Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Miles Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County
- Navy Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
- Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County
- Surf Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
- Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County
- Tongue Point Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Seaside 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 city such as Seaside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaside and extending to:
- Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seaside to Astoria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,402 miles [3,865.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Seaside: www.cityofseaside.us/
The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seaside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9945, Longitude: -123.9229 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Seaside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Seaside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.908 degrees. |