Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eltopia:
  • 46.457713, -119.017643
  • 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 Eltopia

• 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 Eltopia is near Benton County and also Walla Walla 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Eltopia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eltopia ...

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ash is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Basin City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Basin City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Basin City
  • From Eltopia to Basin City
• Cactus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cactus is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
• Curry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Curry is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Edwards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Edwards is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Five Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Geneva Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Geneva Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Junction
• Island View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Island View is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Page
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Page is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Riverview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Ruby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby

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

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

• Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eltopia to Pasco, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 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 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'