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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 Sutherlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutherlin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sutherlin:
    • 43.387749, -123.321800
    • 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 Sutherlin
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Sutherlin is near Lane County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Sutherlin

Communities Also Named Sutherlin ...

We found one communities that are also named Sutherlin.

Within Oregon, the name Sutherlin is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Sutherlin in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Sutherlin is located in Halifax County and lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sutherlin that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Sutherlin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutherlin ...

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.

  • Edenbower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Edenbower is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbower
  • Elkhead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Fair Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Glide
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Redbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Redbell is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbell
  • Rice Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Riversdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riversdale is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
  • Union Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Union Gap is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap

How Far From Sutherlin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sutherlin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutherlin and extending to:

  • Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sutherlin to Roseburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 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 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sutherlin) 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 Sutherlin 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 Sutherlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3877, Longitude: -123.3218       In this case, the coordinates for Sutherlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.453 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.638 degrees.