Brothers, Oregon
| Brothers, Oregon | |
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| Coordinates: 43°48′49″N 120°36′12″W / 43.81361°N 120.60333°WCoordinates: 43°48′49″N 120°36′12″W / 43.81361°N 120.60333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes |
| Elevation | 4,639 ft (1,414 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97712 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Brothers is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 20. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies at an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m) above sea level.[1]
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[edit] History
Brothers post office was established in 1913.[2] One source says that the name comes from several families of brothers who settled in the area, while another notes that there was a local Three Brothers Sheep Camp, named for three nearby hills that had the Three Sisters mountains looming behind them.[2]
Vast tracts of uninhabited land covered with sagebrush surround Brothers, which are often used for model and high power rocket launches by Oregon Rocketry[3] which has one of the highest FAA airspace waivers in the U.S. at 35,500 feet (10,800 m).[4]
[edit] Transportation
- The Eastern Point is an intercity bus offering service between Bend and Ontario, Oregon that stops in Brothers.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Brothers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1138661. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 116. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Brothers Launch Site". OregonRocketry. http://www.oregonrocketry.com/?page_id=200. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ^ Greg Clark (July 27, 2010). "Welcome to Brothers Oregon". http://www.oregonrocketry.com/. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Eastern Point Schedule". TAC Transportation. http://www.highdesert-point.com/assets/Schedule-Docs/eastern-pointSchedule11.pdf. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Historic photo of Brothers School from Salem Public Library
- Wired News article on technology-assisted learning in Brothers
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