Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stanfield Junction:
  • 45.762632, -119.203623
  • 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 Stanfield Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanfield Junction ...

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.

• Bucks Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bucks Corners is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corners
• Butter Creek Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Butter Creek Junction is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Creek Junction
• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Echo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Echo is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
• Holdman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holdman is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman
• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Benton County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Ordnance ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
• Pine City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Power City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Power City is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City

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

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

• Pendleton, which is the Seat of Umatilla County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stanfield Junction to Pendleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 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 7,606 miles [12,240.7 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 north northeast (NNE).<7>'