Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shutler:
  • 45.633185, -120.168652
  • 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 Shutler

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shutler ...

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.

• Castle
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Cecil
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cecil is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Dot
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dot is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
• Early ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Early is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
• Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
• Jordan
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Rock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sinks ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sinks is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
• Sixprong
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sixprong is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong
• Willows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willows is located in Gilliam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shutler and extending to:

• Condon, which is the Seat of Gilliam County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shutler to Condon, 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 just over a day.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 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 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'