Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Big Horse Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Big Horse Trails and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 The Big Horse Trails:
  • 43.519604, -117.676287
  • 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 The Big Horse Trails

• 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 The Big Horse Trails is near Harney County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Harney 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Big Horse Trails ...

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.

• Buckboard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckboard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckboard
  • Buckboard is located in Malheur County
• Duck Pond
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Pond
  • Duck Pond is located in Malheur County
• Harper
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harper is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
• Harper Junction
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Junction
  • Harper Junction is located in Malheur County
• Little Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Malheur County
• Rocky Ford
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Malheur County
• Skull Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skull Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Spring
  • Skull Spring is located in Malheur County

How Far From The Big Horse Trails 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 The Big Horse Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in The Big Horse Trails and extending to:

• Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Big Horse Trails to Vale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,955 miles [11,193 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 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Big Horse Trails. 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/