Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Votaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Votaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Votaw
- 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 Votaw:
- 45.331507, -122.886766
- 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 Votaw
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Votaw is near Yamhill County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Votaw ...
We found two communities that share the name Votaw.
Within Oregon, the name Votaw is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Votaw ...
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.
- Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Charbonneau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charbonneau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
- Charbonneau is located in Clackamas County
- Cook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Donald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Donald is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <4>
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yamhill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hoodview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Jacktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Jean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <4>
- Ladd Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rivergrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Washington County
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Yamhill County
- Rivergrove
How Far From Votaw 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 Votaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Votaw and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Votaw to Hillsboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 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 7,693 miles [12,380.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Votaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Votaw could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Votaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Votaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3315, Longitude: -122.8868 In this case, the coordinates for Votaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Votaw 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 341.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.714 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.268 degrees. |