Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Basque:
  • 42.410717, -117.868480
  • 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 Basque

• 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Malheur County
  • Since Basque is near Humboldt County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Basque ...

We found one communities that share the name Basque.

Within Oregon, the name Basque is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Basque in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Basque lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Basque that is located in Malheur County.

How Far From Basque to ...

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

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

• Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Basque to Vale, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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