Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heck and Gone:
  • 45.101372, -119.373945
  • 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 Heck and Gone

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

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.

• Dale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
• Eightmile
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
• Hardman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Hardman is located in Morrow County
  • Hardman has also been known as:
  • Dairyville
  • Dogtown
  • Raw Dog
  • Yaller Dog
• Lena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Morrow County
• Lonerock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Monument
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <1>
• Range
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Range is located in Grant County
• Reeds Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
  • Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County

How Far From Heck and Gone 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 Heck and Gone 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 Heck and Gone once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Heck and Gone and extending to:

• Heppner, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Heck and Gone to Heppner, 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 6 hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,188 miles [3,521.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 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 7,652 miles [12,314.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

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