Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hanson Ferry:
  • 46.027094, -117.335723
  • 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 Hanson Ferry

• 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 Asotin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Since Hanson Ferry is near Wallowa County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Hanson Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanson Ferry ...

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.

• Cloverland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Eden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Flora ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Grouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grouse is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Paradise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
• Rogersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rogersburg is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hanson Ferry and extending to:

• Asotin, which is the Seat of Asotin County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanson Ferry to Asotin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 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 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'