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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 Sinamox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinamox 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 Sinamox:
- 45.367624, -120.902005
- 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 Sinamox
- 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 Sinamox is near Sherman County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Sinamox
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinamox ...
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.
- Boardman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Bourbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourbon is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Dike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dike is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Grass Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lockit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lockit is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockit
- Rice ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rice is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
How Far From Sinamox 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 Sinamox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sinamox and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sinamox to The Dalles, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,261 miles [3,638.7 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 6,896 miles [11,098 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 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 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 from Point A (ie- Sinamox) 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 Sinamox 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 Sinamox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3676, Longitude: -120.9020 In this case, the coordinates for Sinamox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.984 degrees. |
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