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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 Wonder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wonder 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 Wonder:
- 42.364281, -123.535621
- 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 Wonder
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Wonder is near Jackson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Wonder
Communities Also Named Wonder ...
We found two communities that are also named Wonder.
Within Oregon, the name Wonder is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Wonder is located in Floyd County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wonder that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Wonder.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Wonder.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wonder ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeview is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- Cave Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Grants Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hugo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Kerby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Love Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Love Station is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
- Merlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Three Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
How Far From Wonder 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 Wonder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wonder and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wonder to Grants Pass, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,898 miles [12,710.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wonder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wonder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wonder 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 Wonder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3643, Longitude: -123.5356 In this case, the coordinates for Wonder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.809 degrees. |
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