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Touring Sparta in United States
Sparta in the region of Oregon is located in United States - some 2,091 mi or ( 3365 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Sparta is now 03:14 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Boise, Caldwell, Emmett, Kalispell, and Missoula. Being here already, consider visiting Boise . Check out our recommendations for Sparta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sparta, Oregon
Sparta is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Sparta, Illinois by William H. Packwood, a prominent Oregon pioneer who visited the gold diggings at the Powder River there in 1871. By 1873, the population was 300 and the town had a general store, a hotel, a meat market, and a brewery; food came from the nearby Eagle Valley. The town was platted in 1872, and the post office was established in 1872 and ran until 1952.
Located at 44.87 -117.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
New Bridge, Oregon
New Bridge (or Newbridge) is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States, about three miles north of Richland and Oregon Route 86. Its elevation is 2369 feet (722 m). New Bridge was founded on the banks of Eagle Creek near an important bridge built across the stream in pioneer times. Joseph Gale was the first postmaster of New Bridge post office, which ran from 1878 until 1967.
Located at 44.80 -117.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Carson, Oregon
Carson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 413 about five miles northwest of Halfway. In 1870 Tom Corson settled in the area on a tributary of Pine Creek. His neighbors pronounced his name "Carson" and named the tributary and a sawmill on the creek after him. When the post office was established in 1893, it was named "Carson" as well. The town was platted in 1900, the first in Pine Valley.
Located at 44.94 -117.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Pine Eagle High School
Pine Eagle High School is a public high school located in Halfway, Oregon And Halfway is In Baker Country, Oregon
Located at 44.88 -117.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Cornucopia, Oregon
Cornucopia is a ghost town of the gold mining boom of the 1880s in Eastern Oregon, United States. The name of the town was chosen since it meant "Horn of Plenty". Gold was discovered in Cornucopia in 1884. The town was platted in 1886. It is located east of Baker City high in the mountains of Pine Valley almost due north of Halfway, Oregon, on Oregon Route 86.
Located at 45.01 -117.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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