Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Side and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Side
- 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 West Side:
- 42.113217, -120.493572
- 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 West Side
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since West Side is near Modoc County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 West Side ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name West Side.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named West Side.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of West Side [Jefferson County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of West Side [Montgomery County].
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Nova Scotia
- This West Side lies 2,712 miles [4,364.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the West Side that is located in Lake County.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Side [Cuyahoga County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Side [Hamilton County].
- Mahoning County
- This West Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<2> to the east of the West Side that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of West Side.
- Montgomery County
- This West Side is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km] to the east of the West Side that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of West Side.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Side [Luzerne County].
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Side [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Side ...
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.
- Fairport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Modoc County (CA)
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Lake County
- Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Lake County
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
- New Idaho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Quartz Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Quartz Mountain is located in Lake County
- Willow Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ranch
- Willow Ranch is located in Modoc County (CA)
How Far From West Side 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 West Side to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Side and extending to:
- Lakeview, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Side to Lakeview, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 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 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Side. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyor.org
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 West Side 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1132, Longitude: -120.4936 In this case, the coordinates for West Side 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 West Side 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 339.001 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.944 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.893 degrees. |