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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 Willamina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willamina 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 Willamina:
- 45.078475, -123.486606
- 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 Willamina
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- Since Willamina is near Polk County and also Tillamook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillamook 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 Willamina
Communities Also Named Willamina ...
We found one communities that are also named Willamina.
There is one other community in Oregon that is also named Willamina.
Beyond Oregon.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Polk County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Willamina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willamina ...
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.
- Bowersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowersville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fern Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ferns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns
- Fir Villa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fir Villa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Villa
- Four Cabin Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
- Gold Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Happy Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard View is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Salt Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Willamina 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 city such as Willamina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willamina and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Yamhill County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willamina to McMinnville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 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 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 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- Willamina) 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 Willamina 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 Willamina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0785, Longitude: -123.4866 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.671 degrees. |
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