Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stayton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stayton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stayton
- 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 Stayton:
- 44.802536, -122.798440
- 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 Stayton
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Stayton is near Linn County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Stayton ...
We found one communities that share the name Stayton.
Within Oregon, the name Stayton is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Stayton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stayton ...
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.
- Ale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Dotyville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Durbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Silver Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
- Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
- Sublimity
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
- Sublimity is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <3>
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Young
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Stayton 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 city such as Stayton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stayton and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stayton to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 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 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stayton: www.ci.stayton.or.us/
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8025, Longitude: -122.7984 In this case, the coordinates for Stayton 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 Stayton 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 341.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.565 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.239 degrees. |