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We found eight communities that are also named Tenmile.
There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Tenmile.
Beyond Oregon, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Oregon ...
Coos County
This Tenmile is located in Coos County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Tenmile.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Tehama County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tenmile [Tehama County].
Iowa
Clinton County
This Tenmile is located in Clinton County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the east of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Tenmile.
Louisiana
Allen Parish
This Tenmile is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Tenmile.
Calcasieu Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Tenmile [Calcasieu Parish].
Texas
Dawson County
This Tenmile is located in Dawson County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Tenmile.
West Virginia
Upshur County
This Tenmile is located in Upshur County and lies 2,254 miles [3,627.5 km]<1> to the east of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Tenmile.
Wyoming
Carbon County
This Tenmile is located in Carbon County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east of the Tenmile that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Tenmile.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tenmile ...
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.
Civil Bend ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Tenmile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tenmile and extending to:
Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tenmile to Roseburg, with an average speed<4> 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,850 miles [12,633.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Tenmile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Tenmile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tenmile 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Tenmile 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 Tenmile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0958, Longitude: -123.5646
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.636 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.107 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.805 degrees.