Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Strassel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strassel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Strassel

• 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 Strassel:
  • 45.709834, -123.244836
  • 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 Strassel

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Strassel is near Columbia County and also Tillamook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tillamook 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 Strassel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strassel ...

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.

• Christie ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Christie is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Christie has also been known as:
  • Carstens
• Clear Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Corey Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Corey Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Hill
• Davies Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davies Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies Junction
• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Gales Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gales Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gales Creek <1>
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hillside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Kansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
• Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
  • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
  • Idiotville
• Timber
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Timber is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber <1>
• Tophill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tophill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tophill

How Far From Strassel 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 Strassel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strassel and extending to:

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strassel to Hillsboro, 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 6 hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'