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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 Still, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Still 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 Still:
- 44.549051, -117.147122
- 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 Still
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since Still is near Washington County and also Malheur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Still
Communities Also Named Still ...
We found one communities that are also named Still.
Within Oregon, the name Still is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Still in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Still is located in Burleigh County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Still that is located in Baker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Still.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Still ...
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.
- Annex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Annex is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Cake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cake is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cake
- Concrete
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concrete is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
- Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jett is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Jonathan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jonathan is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
- Lime ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Mineral
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mineral is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
How Far From Still to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Still to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Still and extending to:
- Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Still to Baker City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Still) 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 Still 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 Still. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5491, Longitude: -117.1471 In this case, the coordinates for Still have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.44 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.661 degrees. |
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