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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 Vansycle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vansycle 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 Vansycle:
- 45.947911, -118.723043
- 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 Vansycle
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Vansycle is near Walla Walla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 Vansycle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vansycle ...
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.
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Crockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dixie Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Helix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holdman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holdman is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman
- Juniper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Le Grow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Milton - Freewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prunedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prunedale is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
- Ring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ring is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Sunnyside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Touchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Two Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
How Far From Vansycle 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 Vansycle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vansycle and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Vansycle to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Vansycle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vansycle 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 Vansycle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9479, Longitude: -118.7230 In this case, the coordinates for Vansycle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.547 degrees. |
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