Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 John Day:
  • 44.417827, -118.952651
  • 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 John Day

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

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.

• Courtrock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtrock
  • Courtrock is located in Grant County
• Dayville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Dayville is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <2>
• Fox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <2>
• Fox Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Mill
  • Fox Mill is located in Grant County
• Galena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County
• Long Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <2>
• Prairie City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <2>
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County

How Far From John Day 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 city such as John Day to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in John Day and extending to:

• Canyon City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the South.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from John Day to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for John Day. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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