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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 Spikenard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spikenard 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 Spikenard:
- 42.609290, -122.952827
- 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 Spikenard
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Spikenard is near Douglas County and also Josephine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine 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 Spikenard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spikenard ...
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.
- Asbestos ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbestos is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbestos
- Beagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beagle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Eagle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rogue Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogue Elk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue Elk
- Sams Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Shady Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shangri - La Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shangri - La Mill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri - La Mill
- Table Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Spikenard 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 Spikenard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Spikenard once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spikenard and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spikenard to Medford, 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 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 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 7,873 miles [12,670.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spikenard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Spikenard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spikenard 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 Spikenard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6093, Longitude: -122.9528 In this case, the coordinates for Spikenard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.429 degrees. |
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