Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hedges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hedges and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hedges
- 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 Hedges:
- 46.175968, -119.033896
- 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 Hedges
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Hedges is near Walla Walla County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hedges ...
We found six communities that share the name Hedges.
Within Washington, the name Hedges is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Hedges is located in Clark County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<2> to the east of the Hedges that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hedges.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hedges [Montgomery County].
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hedges ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Humorist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Island View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Benton County
- Le Grow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Two Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
- Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Hedges 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 Hedges to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hedges and extending to:
- Prosser, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hedges to Prosser, with an average speed<5> 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 192 miles [309 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 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 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hedges. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 Hedges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hedges) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hedges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1760, Longitude: -119.0339 In this case, the coordinates for Hedges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hedges 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hedges 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 338.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.103 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.728 degrees. |