Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pigeon Springs:
  • 46.053168, -122.623993
  • 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 Pigeon Springs

• 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 Cowlitz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
  • Since Pigeon Springs is near Clark County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Pigeon Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Springs ...

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.

• Amboy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amboy is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <1>
• Cedarville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Deer Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Island is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Island <1>
• Hall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Longview Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
• Rose Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
• Trojan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Trojan is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
• Woodland Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Pigeon Springs 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 Pigeon Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pigeon Springs and extending to:

• Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pigeon Springs to Kelso, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 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 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'