Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hermiston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermiston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hermiston
- 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 Hermiston:
- 45.839949, -119.290670
- 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 Hermiston
- 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 Umatilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- Since Hermiston is near Benton County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Hermiston ...
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.
- Bucks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corners
- Bucks Corners is located in Umatilla County
- Butter Creek Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek Junction
- Butter Creek Junction is located in Morrow County
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
- Holdman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Juniper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Ordnance ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
- Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
- Power City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
- Power City is located in Umatilla County
How Far From Hermiston 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 city such as Hermiston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hermiston and extending to:
- Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hermiston to Pendleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,181 miles [3,510 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 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 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hermiston: www.hermiston.or.us/
The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hermiston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8399, Longitude: -119.2907 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hermiston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.918 degrees. |