Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weatherby:
  • 44.496597, -117.368447
  • 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 Weatherby

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

Communities Also Named Weatherby ...

We found two communities that are also named Weatherby.

Within Oregon, the name Weatherby is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Weatherby is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Weatherby that is located in Baker County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Weatherby.
  • Missouri
    • DeKalb County
    • This Weatherby is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the east of the Weatherby that is located in Baker County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Weatherby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weatherby ...

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.

• Cake ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cake is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cake
• Dixie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Humboldt Basin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Humboldt Basin is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Basin
• Jett ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lime
  • From Weatherby to Lime
• Mineral
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mineral is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Nelson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Still
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Still is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still

How Far From Weatherby to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weatherby to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Baker City, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weatherby to Baker City, 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 279 miles [449 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 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,093 miles [3,368.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 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 7,655 miles [12,319.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'