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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 Tolo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tolo 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 Tolo:
- 42.424291, -122.971434
- 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 Tolo
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Tolo is near Josephine County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Tolo
Communities Also Named Tolo ...
We found one communities that are also named Tolo.
Within Oregon, the name Tolo is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Tolo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Tolo is located in Kitsap County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north of the Tolo that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Tolo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolo ...
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.
- Beagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beagle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Central Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Sams Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Table Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
How Far From Tolo 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 Tolo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tolo and extending to:
- Medford, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tolo to Salem, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 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 7,885 miles [12,689.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Tolo) 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 Tolo 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 Tolo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4243, Longitude: -122.9714 In this case, the coordinates for Tolo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.447 degrees. |
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