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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 Spray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spray 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 Spray:
- 44.834729, -119.793894
- 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 Spray
- 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Since Spray is near Grant County and also Gilliam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilliam 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 Spray
Communities Also Named Spray ...
We found two communities that are also named Spray.
Within Oregon, the name Spray is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Spray is located in Madison County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spray that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Spray.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spray [Rockingham County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spray ...
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.
- Courtrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Courtrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtrock
- Edwards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fossil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lonerock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lost Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Monument
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reeds Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Service Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
- Trail Fork ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork
How Far From Spray 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 town such as Spray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spray and extending to:
- Fossil, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spray to Fossil, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west (W). 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 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 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 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Spray 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 Spray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8347, Longitude: -119.7939 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.655 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.31 degrees. |
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