Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wenaha Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wenaha Forks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wenaha Forks
- 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 Wenaha Forks:
- 45.950699, -117.794090
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wenaha Forks
- 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 Wallowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- Since Wenaha Forks is near Union County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wenaha Forks ...
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.
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Union County
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Grouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Kooskooskie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskooskie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looking Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Looking Glass is located in Union County
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Promise ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Promise is located in Wallowa County
- Tollgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
How Far From Wenaha Forks 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 Wenaha Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wenaha Forks and extending to:
- Enterprise, which is the Seat of Wallowa County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wenaha Forks to Enterprise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,109 miles [3,394.1 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 6,803 miles [10,948.4 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 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenaha Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wenaha Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenaha Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9507, Longitude: -117.7941 In this case, the coordinates for Wenaha Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wenaha Forks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.956 degrees. |