Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lockit:
  • 45.498458, -120.837283
  • 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 Lockit

• 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
  • Since Lockit is near Sherman County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Lockit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockit ...

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.

• Boardman ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Boardman is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
• Dike
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dike is located in Wasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
• English ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • English is located in Wasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Gordon ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gordon is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Grass Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <1>
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Locust Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Monkland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monkland is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
• Moody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody is located in Wasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Rice ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rice is located in Wasco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Thornberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Thornberry is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry

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

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

• The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockit to The Dalles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'