Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elk Flat:
  • 45.569309, -117.819095
  • 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 Elk Flat

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Elk Flat is near Wallowa County and also Umatilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
  • eBird sighting report for Umatilla 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 Elk Flat ...

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.

• Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
  • Cabin Creek is located in Union County
• Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <2>
• Evans
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Wallowa County
• Island City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
• Looking Glass ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looking Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
  • Looking Glass is located in Union County
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
• Summerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <2>
• Tollgate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
  • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Elk Flat once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Elk Flat and extending to:

• La Grande, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elk Flat to La Grande, with an average speed<5> 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 256 miles [412 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,111 miles [3,397.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

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