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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 Gooseneck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gooseneck 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 Gooseneck:
- 45.716511, -121.030347
- 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 Gooseneck
- 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 Klickitat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- Since Gooseneck is near Wasco County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman 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 Gooseneck
Communities Also Named Gooseneck ...
We found three communities that are also named Gooseneck.
Within Washington, the name Gooseneck is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<1> to the east of the Gooseneck that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Gooseneck.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Gooseneck is located in Anderson County and lies 2,016 miles [3,244.4 km]<1> to the east of the Gooseneck that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Gooseneck.
- Blount County
- This Gooseneck is located in Blount County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km] to the east of the Gooseneck that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Gooseneck.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gooseneck ...
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.
- Blockhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- English ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- English is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Klickitat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klickitat Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Klickitat Springs is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Springs
- Maryhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
How Far From Gooseneck 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 Gooseneck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gooseneck and extending to:
- Goldendale, which is the Seat of Klickitat County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gooseneck to Goldendale, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 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 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gooseneck) 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 Gooseneck 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 Gooseneck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7165, Longitude: -121.0303 In this case, the coordinates for Gooseneck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.697 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.044 degrees. |
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