Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ginger:
  • 46.680692, -119.505860
  • 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 Ginger

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Ginger is near Grant County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Ginger

Communities Also Named Ginger ...

We found one communities that are also named Ginger.

Within Washington, the name Ginger is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Ginger in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Rains County
    • This Ginger is located in Rains County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ginger that is located in Benton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Ginger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ginger ...

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.

• Edna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Ethel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Helen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Helen is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• May Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • May Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Junction
• Nancy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nancy is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Pearl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Pierce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierce is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Susie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Susie is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie

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

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

• Prosser, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ginger to Prosser, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 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 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• 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).<6>'