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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 Shaniko Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaniko 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 Shaniko Junction:
- 44.921234, -120.946159
- 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 Shaniko 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Shaniko Junction is near Jefferson County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman 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 Shaniko Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaniko 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.
- Antelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bakeoven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Jumpoff Joe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
- Warm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whiskey Dick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
How Far From Shaniko Junction to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shaniko 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 Shaniko Junction and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shaniko Junction to The Dalles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 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 7,690 miles [12,375.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,780 miles [9,302 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 '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- Shaniko 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 Shaniko 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 Shaniko Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9212, Longitude: -120.9462 In this case, the coordinates for Shaniko Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.04 degrees. |
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