Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waldo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waldo
- 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 Waldo:
- 42.06156, -123.647758
- 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 Waldo
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Waldo is near Del Norte County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Waldo ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Waldo.
Within Oregon, the name Waldo is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Waldo is located in Jackson County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the east of the Waldo that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Waldo.
- Webster County
- This Waldo is located in Webster County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km] to the east of the Waldo that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Waldo.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldo ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- Bridgeview is located in Josephine County
- California Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Bar
- California Bar is located in Josephine County
- Cave Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
- Cave Junction is located in Josephine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <5>
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Idlewild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Kerby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby is located in Josephine County
- Former names for Kerby:
- Kerbyville
- Napoleon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerby <5>
- Lawyers Bar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Bar
- Lawyers Bar is located in Del Norte County (CA)
- Patrick Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Creek
- Patrick Creek is located in Del Norte County (CA)
- Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Waldo 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 Waldo 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 community of Waldo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Waldo and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waldo to Grants Pass, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,427 miles [3,905.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waldo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waldo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0616, Longitude: -123.6478 |
| <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 Waldo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Waldo 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Waldo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.629 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.054 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.889 degrees. |