Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Speaker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speaker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Speaker
- 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 Speaker:
- 42.716509, -123.293951
- 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 Speaker
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Speaker is near Douglas County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Speaker ...
We found one communities that share the name Speaker.
Within Oregon, the name Speaker is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Speaker in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Speaker ...
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.
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Fernvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fortune Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Branch
- Fortune Branch is located in Douglas County
- Galesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Douglas County
- Golden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Josephine County
- Greenback ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Josephine County
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Sunny Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
- Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <3>
- Three Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <3>
How Far From Speaker 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 community such as Speaker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Speaker and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Speaker to Grants Pass, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Speaker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Speaker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Speaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7165, Longitude: -123.2940 In this case, the coordinates for Speaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Speaker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.644 degrees. |