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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 Tri City:
42.984562, -123.311732
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We found one communities that share the name Tri City.
Within Oregon, the name Tri City is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Tri City in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Graves County
This Tri City is located in Graves County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the east of the Tri City that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Tri City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tri City ...
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.
Anchor ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Tri City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tri City and extending to:
Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tri City to Roseburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,854 miles [12,639.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tri City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tri City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9846, Longitude: -123.3117 In this case, the coordinates for Tri City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Tri City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.416 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.842 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.646 degrees.