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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 Valsetz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valsetz 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 Valsetz:
- 44.840336, -123.657905
- 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 Valsetz
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Valsetz is near Lincoln County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Valsetz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valsetz ...
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.
- Chitwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chitwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fern Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ferns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns
- Four Cabin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Gold Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gold Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Kings Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Link
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Little Elk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pedee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pedee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Valsetz to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valsetz 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<2> community of Valsetz once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Valsetz and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valsetz to Dallas, 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,398 miles [3,859.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Valsetz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valsetz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Valsetz 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 Valsetz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8403, Longitude: -123.6579 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.411 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.794 degrees. |
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