Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hatch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hatch
- 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 Hatch:
- 46.274304, -118.670545
- 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 Hatch
- 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 Hatch is near Franklin County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Hatch ...
We found eight communities that share the name Hatch.
Within Washington, the name Hatch is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Hatch is located in Davis County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hatch that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hatch.
- Garfield County
- This Hatch is located in Garfield County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the south southeast of the Hatch that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Hatch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatch ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Berryman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Burr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Harvey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Humorist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Le Grow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Paddock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Page
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hatch 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 Hatch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hatch and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hatch to Walla Walla, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 207 miles [333.1 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 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 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,641 miles [9,078.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hatch. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hatch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2743, Longitude: -118.6705 In this case, the coordinates for Hatch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hatch 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. |
| <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 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 Hatch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.487 degrees. |