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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gilliam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilliam and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gilliam:
- 46.127361, -118.178565
- 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 Gilliam
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Since Gilliam is near Columbia County and also Umatilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gilliam
Communities Also Named Gilliam ...
We found four communities that are also named Gilliam.
Within Washington, the name Gilliam is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Rush County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Rush County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Gilliam.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Gilliam that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Gilliam.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Gilliam is located in Saline County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Gilliam that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Gilliam.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Gilliam is located in McDowell County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<2> to the east of the Gilliam that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Gilliam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilliam ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- College Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dixie Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Ferndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kooskooskie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Valley Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
How Far From Gilliam 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 Gilliam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilliam and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gilliam to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gilliam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilliam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gilliam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilliam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1274, Longitude: -118.1786 In this case, the coordinates for Gilliam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.283 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.185 degrees. |
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