Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pondosa:
  • 45.007927, -117.642712
  • 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 Pondosa

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Pondosa is near Baker County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Pondosa

Communities Also Named Pondosa ...

We found one communities that are also named Pondosa.

Within Oregon, the name Pondosa is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Siskiyou County
    • This Pondosa is located in Siskiyou County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pondosa that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Pondosa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pondosa ...

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.

• Crooks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooks is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
• Erwin ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Erwin is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Keating
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Keating is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
• Medical Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Medical Springs is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
• Union Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Junction is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
• Wing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wing is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
• Wingville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wingville is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingville

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

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

• La Grande, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pondosa to La Grande, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 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 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'