Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Payette Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payette Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Payette Heights

• 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 Payette Heights:
  • 44.071831, -116.914881
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Payette Heights

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Payette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Payette County
  • Since Payette Heights is near Malheur County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Payette Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Payette Heights ...

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.

• Annex
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Annex is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
• Apple Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Cairo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Crystal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crystal is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• French ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • French is located in Payette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
• French Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • French Corner is located in Payette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corner
• Fruitland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <1>
• Gayway Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gayway Corner is located in Payette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
• Jonathan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonathan is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
• Little Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Rock is located in Gem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Rebecca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rebecca is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca

How Far From Payette Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Payette Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Payette Heights and extending to:

• Payette, which is the Seat of Payette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Payette Heights to Boise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'