Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Strawberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strawberry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Strawberry
- 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 Strawberry:
- 45.559298, -119.664470
- 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 Strawberry
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since Strawberry is near Umatilla County and also Gilliam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Strawberry ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Strawberry.
Within Oregon, the name Strawberry is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Strawberry is located in Blount County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Strawberry.
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Strawberry is located in Gila County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Strawberry.
- Yavapai County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Strawberry [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Strawberry is located in Johnson County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Strawberry.
- Lawrence County
- This Strawberry is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km] to the east southeast of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Strawberry.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Strawberry is located in El Dorado County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Strawberry.
- Marin County
- This Strawberry is located in Marin County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the south southwest of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Strawberry.
- Tuolumne County
- This Strawberry is located in Tuolumne County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the south of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Strawberry.
- Kansas
- Washington County
- This Strawberry is located in Washington County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Strawberry.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Strawberry [Jefferson County].
- Montana
- Madison County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Strawberry [Madison County].
- Nevada
- White Pine County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Strawberry [White Pine County].
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Strawberry is located in Berkeley County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the east of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Strawberry.
- Georgetown County
- This Strawberry is located in Georgetown County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the east of the Strawberry that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Strawberry.
- Utah
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Strawberry [Morgan County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawberry ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Boardman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Boardman is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
- Butter Creek Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek Junction
- Butter Creek Junction is located in Morrow County
- Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Cecil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Gooseberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Ordnance ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
- Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
- Pine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Morrow County
- Sand Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
- Sand Hollow is located in Morrow County
How Far From Strawberry 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 Strawberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strawberry and extending to:
- Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strawberry to Heppner, with an average speed<6> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strawberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strawberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strawberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5593, Longitude: -119.6645 In this case, the coordinates for Strawberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Strawberry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Strawberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Strawberry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.562 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.627 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.178 degrees. |