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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Magallon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magallon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Magallon:
- 46.588119, -118.469284
- 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 Magallon
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Since Magallon is near Franklin County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Magallon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magallon ...
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.
- Burr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burr is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Chew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chew is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chew
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Curry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Harder
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harder is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder
- Harvey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Lee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Starbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
How Far From Magallon 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 Magallon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Magallon and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Magallon to Walla Walla, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,140 miles [3,444 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Magallon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Magallon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magallon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5881, Longitude: -118.4693 In this case, the coordinates for Magallon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.641 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.619 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.332 degrees. |
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