Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alderdale:
  • 45.834854, -119.920868
  • 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 Alderdale

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

Communities Also Named Alderdale ...

We found one communities that are also named Alderdale.

Within Washington, the name Alderdale is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Alderdale in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Alderdale lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alderdale that is located in Klickitat County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alderdale ...

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.

• Bluelight
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
• Boardman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <2>
• Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Castle is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Cecil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cecil is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Dot
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dot is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
• Sixprong
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sixprong is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong
• Strawberry
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry is located in Morrow County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
• Willows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Willows is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

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

• Goldendale, which is the Seat of Klickitat County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alderdale to Goldendale, 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.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'