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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lebanon 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 Lebanon:
    • 44.506234, -122.903145
    • 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 South Lebanon
  • 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
    • Since South Lebanon is near Benton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 South Lebanon

Communities Also Named South Lebanon ...

We found four communities that are also named South Lebanon.

Within Oregon, the name South Lebanon is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This South Lebanon is located in York County and lies 2,541 miles [4,089.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Lebanon that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of South Lebanon.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This South Lebanon is located in Madison County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Lebanon that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of South Lebanon.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This South Lebanon is located in Warren County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the east of the South Lebanon that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of South Lebanon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This South Lebanon is located in Lebanon County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<1> to the east of the South Lebanon that is located in Linn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of South Lebanon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lebanon ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Crabtree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crowfoot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crowfoot is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot
  • Fry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Long Pass
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Long Pass is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pass
  • Narrows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrows is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Plainview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Rock Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Sodaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Spicer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer

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

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Lebanon to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 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 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Lebanon 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 South Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5062, Longitude: -122.9031       In this case, the coordinates for South Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.177 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.632 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.321 degrees.