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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 South Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Junction:
    • 44.854010, -121.076438
    • 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 South Junction
  • 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 South Junction ...

We found six communities that share the name South Junction.

Within Oregon, the name South Junction is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of South Junction [Baca County].
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of South Junction [Saint Clair County].
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of South Junction [Dubuque County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Junction [Sedgwick County].
    • Manitoba
      • This South Junction lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Junction that is located in Wasco County.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This South Junction is located in Clinton County and lies 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Junction that is located in Wasco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of South Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bakeoven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakeoven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
    • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
  • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
    • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
    • Former names for Donnybrook:
    • Axehandle
    • Kilts
  • Grandview ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
  • Grizzly
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
    • Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Wasco County
  • Jumpoff Joe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
    • Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
  • Kilts
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
    • Kilts is located in Jefferson County
  • Warm Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
    • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <3>
  • Whiskey Dick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Dick
    • Whiskey Dick is located in Wasco County

How Far From South Junction 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 South Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Junction and extending to:

  • The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Junction to The Dalles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 95 miles [152.9 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 2,272 miles [3,656.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 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 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 South Junction 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.
<2>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- South Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8540, Longitude: -121.0764       In this case, the coordinates for South Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 South Junction 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 339.682 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.896 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.128 degrees.




 

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