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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 Astoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Astoria 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 Astoria:
- 44.557741, -96.546440
- 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 Astoria
- 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 Deuel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deuel County
- Since Astoria is near Lincoln County and also Brookings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brookings 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 Astoria
Communities Also Named Astoria ...
We found six communities that are also named Astoria.
Within South Dakota, the name Astoria is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Astoria is located in Ware County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Astoria.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Astoria is located in Fulton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Astoria.
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Astoria is located in Wright County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Astoria.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Astoria is located in Queens County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the east of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Astoria.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Astoria is located in Butler County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Astoria.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Astoria is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Astoria that is located in Deuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Astoria.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Astoria ...
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.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Sunnyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
How Far From Astoria 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 town such as Astoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Astoria and extending to:
- Clear Lake, which is the Seat of Deuel County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Astoria to Clear Lake, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Astoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Astoria 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 Astoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5577, Longitude: -96.5464 In this case, the coordinates for Astoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.546 degrees. |
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