Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lostine Station:
  • 45.504036, -117.423791
  • 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 Lostine Station

• 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 Wallowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
  • Since Lostine Station is near Union County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lostine Station ...

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.

• Elk Flat ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
  • Elk Flat is located in Union County
• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
• Evans
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Wallowa County
• Hurricane Grange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Grange
  • Hurricane Grange is located in Wallowa County
• Joseph
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Joseph is located in Wallowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph <2>
• Lewis
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Wallowa County
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
• Pleasant Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Center
  • Pleasant Center is located in Wallowa County

How Far From Lostine Station to ...

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

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

• Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lostine Station to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,092 miles [3,366.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 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 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

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