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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 Whiskey Dick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiskey Dick 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 Whiskey Dick:
- 44.933176, -121.083108
- 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 Whiskey Dick
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Whiskey Dick is near Jefferson County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman 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 Whiskey Dick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiskey Dick ...
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.
- Antelope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bakeoven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Jumpoff Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kilts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
- Pine Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Warm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Whiskey Dick 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 Whiskey Dick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whiskey Dick and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whiskey Dick to The Dalles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 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 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whiskey Dick) 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 Whiskey Dick 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 Whiskey Dick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9332, Longitude: -121.0831 In this case, the coordinates for Whiskey Dick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.127 degrees. |
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