Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nyssa Heights:
  • 43.894329, -117.025994
  • 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 Nyssa Heights

• 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
  • Since Nyssa Heights is near Canyon County and also Payette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Payette 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 Nyssa Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nyssa Heights ...

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.

• Apple Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Cairo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Fruitland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <1>
• Gayway Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gayway Corner is located in Payette County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
• Home ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Home is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
• Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hope is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Little Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock is located in Gem County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Paris ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Paris is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Rookstool Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
• Sand Hollow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow

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

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

• Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nyssa Heights to Vale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,079 miles [3,345.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 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 7,686 miles [12,369.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'