Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powers
- 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 Powers:
- 46.537922, -118.152458
- 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 Powers
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Powers is near Whitman County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Powers ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Powers.
Within Washington, the name Powers is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Powers is located in Hempstead County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Powers that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Powers.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Powers [Johnson County].
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powers ...
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.
- Chew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Dodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Hay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Shreck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Starbuck
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <5>
- Whetstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Wild Goose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose
- Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
How Far From Powers 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 Powers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powers and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Powers to Dayton, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiaco.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5379, Longitude: -118.1525 In this case, the coordinates for Powers 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Powers 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> | 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 Powers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Powers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.311 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.134 degrees. |