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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 Starvation Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starvation Heights 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 Starvation Heights:
- 42.485398, -123.168109
- 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 Starvation Heights
- 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 Starvation Heights is near Josephine County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Starvation Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starvation Heights ...
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.
- Beagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beagle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Foots Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
- Fruitdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grants Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenback ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenback is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Merlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rogue River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sams Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Table Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
- Three Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
How Far From Starvation Heights 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 Starvation Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starvation Heights and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Starvation Heights to Medford, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,398 miles [3,859.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 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 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Starvation Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Starvation Heights 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 Starvation Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4854, Longitude: -123.1681 In this case, the coordinates for Starvation Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.57 degrees. |
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