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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 Twomile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twomile 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 Twomile:
- 43.05771, -124.415277
- 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 Twomile
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Twomile is near Curry County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Curry 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 Twomile
Communities Also Named Twomile ...
We found two communities that are also named Twomile.
Within Oregon, the name Twomile is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Twomile is located in McKean County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twomile that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Twomile.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Twomile is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<1> to the east of the Twomile that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Twomile.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twomile ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Chrome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Cranberry Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Corners is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Corners
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dew Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Fourmile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fourmile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Prosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterville is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Twomile 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 Twomile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twomile and extending to:
- Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twomile to Coquille, with an average speed<2> 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 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,453 miles [3,947.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twomile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Twomile 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 Twomile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0577, Longitude: -124.4153 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.348 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.354 degrees. |
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