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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 Zumwalt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zumwalt 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 Zumwalt:
    • 45.630710, -116.970154
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Zumwalt
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Zumwalt ...

We found one communities that share the name Zumwalt.

Within Oregon, the name Zumwalt is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Zumwalt in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Garfield County
      • This Zumwalt is located in Garfield County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Zumwalt that is located in Wallowa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Zumwalt.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zumwalt ...

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.

  • Copper ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
    • Copper is located in Wallowa County
  • Enterprise
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
  • Evans
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Wallowa County
  • Hurricane Grange
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Grange
    • Hurricane Grange is located in Wallowa County
  • Joseph
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Wallowa County
  • Mexican Place
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Place
    • Mexican Place is located in Idaho County (ID)
  • Paradise
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wallowa County
  • Parliament
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament
    • Parliament is located in Wallowa County
  • Pleasant Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Center
    • Pleasant Center is located in Wallowa County

How Far From Zumwalt 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 Zumwalt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zumwalt and extending to:

  • Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zumwalt to Enterprise, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zumwalt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zumwalt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zumwalt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6307, Longitude: -116.9702       In this case, the coordinates for Zumwalt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Zumwalt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.07 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.462 degrees.









 

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