Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hidaway Springs:
  • 45.130972, -118.737747
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hidaway Springs

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
  • Since Hidaway Springs is near Grant County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hidaway Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidaway Springs ...

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.

• Cableville ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cableville is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
• Dale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
• Galena
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Galena is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Granite
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
• Little Alps
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Alps is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alps
• Pilot Rock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Pilot Rock is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Rock <1>
• Porterville ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Range
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Range is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville

How Far From Hidaway Springs to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hidaway Springs and extending to:

• Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hidaway Springs to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> 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 209 miles [336.4 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'