Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Trece, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trece and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Trece

• 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 Trece:
  • 45.428174, -122.763986
  • 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 Trece

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Trece is near Multnomah County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Trece

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trece ...

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.

• Bonita
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bonita is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Cook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Garden Home
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Garden Home is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
• Jean
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jean is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
• King City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • King City is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <1>
• Lake Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Grove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Progress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Progress is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Rivergrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
• Rosewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Vermont Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills

How Far From Trece 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 Trece to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trece and extending to:

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trece to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,685 miles [12,367.8 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>'