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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 Osborne Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osborne Corner 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 Osborne Corner:
- 48.048818, -119.234679
- 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 Osborne Corner
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Osborne Corner is near Okanogan County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Osborne Corner
Communities Also Named Osborne Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Osborne Corner.
Within Washington, the name Osborne Corner is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Osborne Corner in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Osborne Corner lies 2,514 miles [4,045.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Osborne Corner that is located in Douglas County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborne Corner ...
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.
- Bagdad Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dyer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Electric City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Mason City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mold ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Butte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
How Far From Osborne Corner 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 Osborne Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osborne Corner and extending to:
- Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Osborne Corner to Waterville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 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 7,459 miles [12,004.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 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 from Point A (ie- Osborne Corner) 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 Osborne Corner 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 Osborne Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0488, Longitude: -119.2347 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.34 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.694 degrees. |
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