Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waha:
  • 46.214210, -116.851320
  • 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 Waha

• 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 Nez Perce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
  • Since Waha is near Asotin County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Waha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waha ...

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.

• Clicks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clicks is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks
• Craig Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
• Culdesac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <1>
• Forebay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Forebay is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
• Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Grahams Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grahams Landing is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Landing
• Gurney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gurney is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Jerry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerry is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
• Rogersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogersburg is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersburg
• Slickpoo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slickpoo
  • From Waha to Slickpoo
• Snow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Sweetwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweetwater
  • From Waha to Sweetwater
• Vineland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineland is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
• Woodside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodside is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waha to Lewiston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 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 6,768 miles [10,892 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'