Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunnydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnydale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunnydale
- 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 Sunnydale:
- 43.654008, -123.405369
- 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 Sunnydale
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Sunnydale is near Lane County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lane 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 Sunnydale ...
We found seven communities that share the name Sunnydale.
Within Oregon, the name Sunnydale is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Washington
- King County
- This Sunnydale is located in King County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sunnydale that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Sunnydale.
- Thurston County
- This Sunnydale is located in Thurston County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north of the Sunnydale that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunnydale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnydale ...
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.
- Amos ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Curtin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Curtin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <4>
- Divide ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Drain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
- Drain is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <4>
- Elkhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Kellogg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - London Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Springs
- London Springs is located in Lane County
- Mound ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Rice Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Hill
- Rice Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice Hill <4>
How Far From Sunnydale 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 Sunnydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunnydale and extending to:
- Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sunnydale to Roseburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 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 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunnydale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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' (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- Sunnydale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunnydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6540, Longitude: -123.4054 In this case, the coordinates for Sunnydale 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sunnydale 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Sunnydale 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 341.541 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.02 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.682 degrees. |