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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 Wakonda Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakonda Beach 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 Wakonda Beach:
- 44.387897, -124.088731
- 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 Wakonda Beach
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Wakonda Beach is near Lane County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane 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 Wakonda Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakonda Beach ...
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.
- Euclid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Forfar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forfar is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Holiday Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Little Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Albany is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Albany
- Little Switzerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Switzerland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
- Oysterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
- Seal Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Searose Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Searose Beach is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searose Beach
- Tidewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Wakonda Beach 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 Wakonda Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wakonda Beach and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wakonda Beach to Newport, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakonda Beach) 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 Wakonda Beach 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 Wakonda Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3879, Longitude: -124.0887 In this case, the coordinates for Wakonda Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.094 degrees. |
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