Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilcox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilcox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilcox
- 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 Wilcox:
- 45.128459, -120.667823
- 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 Wilcox
- 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 Sherman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Since Wilcox is near Wasco County and also Gilliam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- eBird sighting report for Gilliam 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 Wilcox ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Wilcox.
Within Oregon, the name Wilcox is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Gilchrist County
- This Wilcox is located in Gilchrist County and lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilcox that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilchrist County community of Wilcox.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Wilcox [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wilcox [Alger County].
- Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Wilcox [Newaygo County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Kearney County
- This Wilcox is located in Kearney County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east of the Wilcox that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearney County community of Wilcox.
- Phelps County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Wilcox [Phelps County].
- New York
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Wilcox lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilcox that is located in Sherman County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Wilcox is located in Burleson County and lies 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilcox that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Wilcox.
- Gray County
- Although located in Gray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Wilcox.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wilcox [Clark County].
- Marinette County
- This Wilcox is located in Marinette County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east of the Wilcox that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Wilcox.
- Oconto 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 Wisconsin community of Wilcox [Oconto County].
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilcox ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Wasco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <4>
- Bakeoven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Boardman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Bourbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Grass Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Sherman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Wilcox 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 Wilcox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilcox and extending to:
- Moro, which is the Seat of Sherman County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wilcox to Moro, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 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 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilcox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilcox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilcox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1285, Longitude: -120.6678 In this case, the coordinates for Wilcox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wilcox, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wilcox 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Wilcox 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 339.362 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.536 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.849 degrees. |