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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 Troutdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Troutdale 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 Troutdale:
- 45.533966, -122.393890
- 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 Troutdale
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Troutdale is near Clark County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Troutdale
Communities Also Named Troutdale ...
We found two communities that are also named Troutdale.
Within Oregon, the name Troutdale is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Troutdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Troutdale that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Troutdale.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Troutdale is located in Somerset County and lies 2,500 miles [4,023.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Troutdale that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Troutdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troutdale ...
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.
- Boring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fern Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hillsview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ruby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Twelvemile Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Troutdale 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 city such as Troutdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Troutdale and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Troutdale to Portland, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,909 miles [11,119 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 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Troutdale) 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 Troutdale 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 Troutdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5340, Longitude: -122.3939 In this case, the coordinates for Troutdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.937 degrees. |
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