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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 Tanasbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanasbourne 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 Tanasbourne:
- 45.538728, -122.865101
- 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 Tanasbourne
- 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 Tanasbourne is near Multnomah County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Tanasbourne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanasbourne ...
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.
- Aloha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bonny Slope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
- Forest Grove Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
- Hazeldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazeldale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
- Merle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Merle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Plainview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Reedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rockcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Witch Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Witch Hazel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witch Hazel
How Far From Tanasbourne 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 Tanasbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tanasbourne and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Tanasbourne to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 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 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tanasbourne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tanasbourne 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 Tanasbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5387, Longitude: -122.8651 In this case, the coordinates for Tanasbourne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.243 degrees. |
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