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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 Yachats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yachats 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 Yachats:
- 44.312691, -124.102170
- 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 Yachats
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Yachats is near Lane County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Yachats
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yachats ...
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.
- Euclid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Euclid is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Forfar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forfar is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
- Little Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Albany is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Albany
- Little Switzerland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Switzerland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Reed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Seal Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Searose Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Searose Beach is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searose Beach
- Tidewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Yachats 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 city such as Yachats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yachats and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Yachats to Newport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 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- Yachats) 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 Yachats 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 Yachats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3127, Longitude: -124.1022 In this case, the coordinates for Yachats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.106 degrees. |
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