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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 Twickenham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twickenham and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Twickenham:
    • 44.743745, -120.171961
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Twickenham
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Twickenham ...

We found one communities that share the name Twickenham.

Within Oregon, the name Twickenham is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Twickenham in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Twickenham is located in Floyd County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the east of the Twickenham that is located in Wheeler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Twickenham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twickenham ...

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.

  • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
    • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
    • Former names for Donnybrook:
    • Axehandle
    • Kilts
  • Edwards
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Wheeler County
  • Fossil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
    • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
  • Kilts
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
    • Kilts is located in Jefferson County
  • Lost Valley ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
    • Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
  • Mayville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Service Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
    • Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
  • Spray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

How Far From Twickenham to ...

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 Twickenham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Twickenham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Twickenham and extending to:

  • Fossil, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Twickenham to Fossil, 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west (W). 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 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 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 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Twickenham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twickenham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7437, Longitude: -120.1720       In this case, the coordinates for Twickenham 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Twickenham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Twickenham 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 338.928 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.007 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.556 degrees.




 

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