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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 Eufaula Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eufaula Heights 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 Eufaula Heights:
- 46.215944, -123.052894
- 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 Eufaula Heights
- 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 Cowlitz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Since Eufaula Heights is near Columbia County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Eufaula Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eufaula Heights ...
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.
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Eagle Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Evergreen Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sandy Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
How Far From Eufaula Heights 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 Eufaula Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eufaula Heights and extending to:
- Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Eufaula Heights to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 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 6,875 miles [11,064.2 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 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eufaula Heights) 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 Eufaula Heights 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 Eufaula Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2159, Longitude: -123.0529 In this case, the coordinates for Eufaula Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.326 degrees. |
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