Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Houser:
  • 46.501815, -117.776314
  • 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 Houser

• 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
  • Since Houser is near Columbia County and also Whitman 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 Whitman 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 Houser

Communities Also Named Houser ...

We found one communities that are also named Houser.

Within Washington, the name Houser is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Houser in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Houser lies 2,976 miles [4,789.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Houser that is located in Garfield County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houser ...

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.

• Dodge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Hay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hay is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
• Mentor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mentor is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Ping
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ping is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
• Relief
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Relief is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Shreck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shreck is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreck
• Swift
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swift is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Whetstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Whetstone is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
• Wild Goose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose

How Far From Houser to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Houser to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Houser to Olympia, with an average speed<2>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 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 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 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'