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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 Three Lynx, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Lynx 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 Three Lynx:
- 45.126232, -122.071469
- 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 Three Lynx
- 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- Since Three Lynx is near Marion County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah 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 Three Lynx
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Lynx ...
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.
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Faraday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Faraday is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
- George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Ripplebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripplebrook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplebrook
- Salmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Springwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springwater is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zigzag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Three Lynx to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Three Lynx to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Three Lynx and extending to:
- Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Three Lynx to Oregon City, 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 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 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,798 miles [9,331 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Three Lynx) 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 Three Lynx 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 Three Lynx. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1262, Longitude: -122.0715 In this case, the coordinates for Three Lynx have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.524 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.752 degrees. |
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