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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 Witch Hazel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Witch Hazel 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 Witch Hazel:
- 45.500394, -122.931214
- 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 Witch Hazel
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Witch Hazel is near Multnomah County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Witch Hazel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Witch Hazel ...
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.
- Aloha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Blooming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
- Hazeldale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeldale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
- Jacktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Merle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Reedville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rockcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
How Far From Witch Hazel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Witch Hazel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Witch Hazel and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Witch Hazel to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 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 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 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 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,798 miles [9,331 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- Witch Hazel) 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 Witch Hazel 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 Witch Hazel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5004, Longitude: -122.9312 In this case, the coordinates for Witch Hazel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.261 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.288 degrees. |
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