Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth Junction:
  • 46.211780, -119.044002
  • 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 Ainsworth 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Ainsworth Junction is near Walla Walla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Ainsworth Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ainsworth 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.

• Ash
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ash is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Hedges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hedges is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Humorist
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Humorist is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humorist
• Island View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Island View is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Le Grow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grow
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Two Rivers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vista is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

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

• Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ainsworth Junction to Olympia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,168 miles [3,489.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 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 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'