Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ennis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ennis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ennis
- 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 Ennis:
- 46.237360, -118.369137
- 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 Ennis
- 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 Walla Walla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Since Ennis is near Columbia County and also Umatilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla 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
Communities Also Named Ennis ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Ennis.
Within Washington, the name Ennis is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ennis [Baldwin County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ennis [Johnson County].
- Washington County
- This Ennis is located in Washington County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ennis that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ennis.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Montana
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ennis ...
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.
- Berryman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- College Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
- College Place is located in Walla Walla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <4>
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <4>
- Dixie Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Harvey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Paddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Valley Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
How Far From Ennis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ennis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ennis and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ennis to Walla Walla, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ennis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ennis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ennis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2374, Longitude: -118.3691 In this case, the coordinates for Ennis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ennis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.478 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.298 degrees. |