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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 Spofford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spofford 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 Spofford:
- 45.974024, -118.341630
- 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 Spofford
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Spofford is near Walla Walla County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Spofford
Communities Also Named Spofford ...
We found two communities that are also named Spofford.
Within Oregon, the name Spofford is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Spofford is located in Cheshire County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the east of the Spofford that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Spofford.
- Texas
- Kinney County
- This Spofford is located in Kinney County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spofford that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kinney County community of Spofford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spofford ...
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.
- College Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dixie Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Kooskooskie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Milton - Freewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prunedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prunedale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Spofford 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 Spofford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spofford and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spofford to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 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 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 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- Spofford) 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 Spofford 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 Spofford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9740, Longitude: -118.3416 In this case, the coordinates for Spofford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.302 degrees. |
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