Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tangent:
  • 44.547692, -123.110920
  • 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 Tangent

• 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
  • Since Tangent is near Benton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Tangent

Communities Also Named Tangent ...

We found one communities that are also named Tangent.

Within Oregon, the name Tangent is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Tangent in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Tangent lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tangent that is located in Linn County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tangent ...

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.

• Boston ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boston is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston has also been known as:
  • Boston Mills
• Central ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Dry Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dry Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Fry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fry is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Lewisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Orleans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orleans is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Page
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Page is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Palestine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Palestine is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Plainview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Potter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Potter is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
• Rock Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Shedd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shedd is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shedd <2>
• Spicer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spicer is located in Linn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer

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

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tangent to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,374 miles [3,820.6 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 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 6,985 miles [11,241.3 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 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'