Look at the dividing line between the Mountain Time Zone and the Pacific Time Zone between Oregon and Idaho. What's up with the strange hook into Oregon?
2006-12-19 18:25:44 · 7 answers · asked by Tim C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The reason why the Mountain time zone hooks west into Oregon is because the people in that corner of Oregon have to do most of their business and commerce with Boise Idaho, which is on Mountain time.
When the time zone boundaries were established, the people setting them decided what radius from the center of Boise would include the most people likely to do business in there, instead of having economic links further west in Portland and Salem.
The boundary was adjusted accordingly to put them all in the Mountain time zone so they would not be incoveinienced by having to adjust their watches all the time.
2006-12-19 19:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by Lioness 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Economically, Eastern Oregon (Malheur County) maintains close communication with Idaho, which is mostly in the Mountain Time Zone. thus, Eastern Oregon is in Mountain Time while the remainder is in Pacific Time.
2006-12-19 18:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Time Zone Is Oregon
2016-12-15 06:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by quartermon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the economy of that part of Oregon is more closesly connected with Idaho than with the rest of Oregon.
2006-12-19 18:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Timezone Is Oregon In
2016-10-06 12:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dividing line is in the medication you take 1. Strong and confident = the occasional Tylenol or Advil 2. egotistical jerk= medications for schizophrenia or delusions of grandeur
2016-03-17 22:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
politics, I live in Idaho, if you look at the northern part of the state it goes back to the east again
2006-12-19 18:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by sickand tired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋