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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 Thirtymile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thirtymile 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 Thirtymile:
- 45.169297, -120.158642
- 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 Thirtymile
- 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 Gilliam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- Since Thirtymile is near Wheeler County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Thirtymile
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thirtymile ...
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.
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Eightmile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Fossil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gooseberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Lonerock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lost Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Mayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Trail Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork
How Far From Thirtymile 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 community such as Thirtymile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thirtymile and extending to:
- Condon, which is the Seat of Gilliam County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Thirtymile to Salem, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 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 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thirtymile) 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 Thirtymile 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 Thirtymile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1693, Longitude: -120.1586 In this case, the coordinates for Thirtymile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.521 degrees. |
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