Hood River County Assessor's Office 601 State Street Hood River OR 97031 42.2 miles from Sandy 541-386-4522. Yamhill County Assessor's Office 535 Northeast 5th Street McMinnville OR 97128 46.8 miles from Sandy 503-434-7521. Marion County Assessor's Office 555 Court Street Northeast Salem OR 97301 48.9 miles from Sandy 503-588-5144
On a clear day, though, a person standing at sea level can see a little less than three miles across the ocean. You can see farther if you go higherâat the highest altitude on Little Diomede (919 feet), you can see for about 37 miles. (Between mid-December and mid-June, when the water between the two islands freezes, an intrepid explorer can just walk from one to the other.)
For observers standing on a hill or tower 100 feet (30 m) in height, the horizon is at a distance of 12.25 miles (19.71 km). If the US Navy ever said the horizon was 14 miles away, it must have been from the masthead of a large ship - about 130 feet (39.82 meters) above the water. Of the 244 feet between keel and masthead of a Nimitz-class carrier, about 38 is below the waterline, and about 150 feet is the island superstructure.