Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyeth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyeth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyeth
- 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 Wyeth:
- 45.690673, -121.769798
- 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 Wyeth
- 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 Hood River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- Since Wyeth is near Skamania County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Skamania County
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah 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 Wyeth ...
We found three communities that share the name Wyeth.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Wyeth.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyeth ...
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.
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
- Cascade Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
- Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <4>
- Cook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fort Rains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rains
- Fort Rains is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Home Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley
- Home Valley is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Hood River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
- Hood River is located in Hood River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <4>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Windmaster Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmaster Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
- Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County
How Far From Wyeth 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 Wyeth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyeth and extending to:
- Hood River, which is the Seat of Hood River County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wyeth to Hood River, with an average speed<6> 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 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 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyeth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wyeth 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. |
| <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- Wyeth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6907, Longitude: -121.7698 In this case, the coordinates for Wyeth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wyeth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wyeth 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 340.307 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.672 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.523 degrees. |