Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mist:
  • 45.996222, -123.256508
  • 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 Mist

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Mist is near Wahkiakum County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Mist

Communities Also Named Mist ...

We found one communities that are also named Mist.

Within Oregon, the name Mist is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Mist in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Ashley County
    • This Mist is located in Ashley County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mist that is located in Columbia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Mist.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mist ...

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.

• Apiary ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Apiary is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
• Corey Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Corey Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Hill
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
• Flandersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
• Kerry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
• Marshland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshland is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Natal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Natal is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
• Neverstill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Neverstill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
• Swedetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedetown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mist and extending to:

• Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mist to Saint Helens, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'