Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheatland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wheatland
- 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 Wheatland:
- 45.092619, -123.050099
- 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 Wheatland
- 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 Yamhill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- Since Wheatland is near Marion County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Wheatland ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Wheatland.
Within Oregon, the name Wheatland is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wheatland [Douglas County].
- McPherson 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 Kansas community of Wheatland [McPherson County].
- Nemaha 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 Kansas community of Wheatland [Nemaha County].
- Manitoba
- This Wheatland lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Wheatland is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Wheatland.
- Mercer County
- This Wheatland is located in Mercer County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km] to the east of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Wheatland.
- Quebec
- This Wheatland lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wheatland [Dallas County].
- Hardeman County
- This Wheatland is located in Hardeman County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Wheatland.
- Tarrant County
- This Wheatland is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km] to the east southeast of the Wheatland that is located in Yamhill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Wheatland.
- Wilbarger 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 Texas community of Wheatland [Wilbarger County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatland ...
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.
- Badger Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Brush College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush College have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
- Brush College is located in Polk County
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Pringle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tucker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Unionvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Wheatland 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 Wheatland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheatland and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Yamhill County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatland to McMinnville, with an average speed<6> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 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 7,711 miles [12,409.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wheatland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yamhill County: www.co.yamhill.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheatland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wheatland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0926, Longitude: -123.0501 In this case, the coordinates for Wheatland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Wheatland 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wheatland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wheatland 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 341.336 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.845 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.387 degrees. |