Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willows
- 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 Willows:
- 45.785131, -120.049483
- 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 Willows
- 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 Gilliam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- Since Willows is near Klickitat County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Willows ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Willows.
Within Oregon, the name Willows is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This Willows is located in Glenn County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Willows.
- Marin 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 California community of Willows [Marin County].
- San Diego County
- This Willows is located in San Diego County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the south southeast of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Willows.
- San Mateo County
- This Willows is located in San Mateo County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the south southwest of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Willows.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Willows is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the south of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Willows.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willows is located in Clayton County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willows.
- Douglas County
- This Willows is located in Douglas County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km] to the east southeast of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Willows.
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Willows is located in Calvert County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the east of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Willows.
- Harford County
- This Willows is located in Harford County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Willows.
- Howard County
- This Willows is located in Howard County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Willows.
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Willows lies 2,553 miles [4,108.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willows [Madison County].
- Summit County
- This Willows is located in Summit County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Willows.
- Saskatchewan
- This Willows lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willows that is located in Gilliam County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willows ...
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.
- Bluelight
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
- Bluelight is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Boardman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Boardman is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
- Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Dot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Early ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Jordan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Rock Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County
- Sixprong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Morrow County
How Far From Willows 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 community such as Willows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willows and extending to:
- Condon, which is the Seat of Gilliam County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Willows to Condon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 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 7,619 miles [12,261.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7851, Longitude: -120.0495 In this case, the coordinates for Willows 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Willows 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 Willows, 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 Willows 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 338.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.025 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.408 degrees. |