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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Twickenham
- 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Since Twickenham is near Jefferson County and also Wasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco 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 Twickenham
Communities Also Named Twickenham ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Edwards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fossil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Kilts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kilts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
- Lost Valley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Mayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Service Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
- 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Twickenham) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.556 degrees. |
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