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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 Tollgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tollgate 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 Tollgate:
- 45.780727, -118.090663
- 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 Tollgate
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Tollgate is near Union County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Tollgate
Communities Also Named Tollgate ...
We found three communities that are also named Tollgate.
Within Oregon, the name Tollgate is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tollgate that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Tollgate.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Tollgate is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the east of the Tollgate that is located in Umatilla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Tollgate.
- Ontario
- This Tollgate lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the east of the Tollgate that is located in Umatilla County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tollgate ...
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.
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elk Flat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Flat is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kooskooskie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Looking Glass is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Milton - Freewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prunedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prunedale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
- Summerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Thorn Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
How Far From Tollgate 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 Tollgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tollgate and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tollgate to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tollgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tollgate 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 Tollgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7807, Longitude: -118.0907 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.286 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.158 degrees. |
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