Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prescott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prescott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prescott
- 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 Prescott:
- 46.298657, -118.313600
- 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 Prescott
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Since Prescott is near Columbia County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Prescott ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Prescott.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Prescott.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Charlton County].
- Echols County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Echols County].
- Lowndes County
- This Prescott is located in Lowndes County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Prescott that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Prescott.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Linn County
- This Prescott is located in Linn County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Prescott that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Prescott.
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Osage County].
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Pratt County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Franklin County].
- Hampshire County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Hampshire County].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Prescott lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Prescott that is located in Walla Walla County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prescott ...
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.
- Berryman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <5>
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Paddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
- Valley Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
How Far From Prescott to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Prescott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prescott and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Prescott to Walla Walla, 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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,133 miles [3,432.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 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 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prescott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Prescott 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prescott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2987, Longitude: -118.3136 In this case, the coordinates for Prescott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Prescott, 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 Prescott 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 337.498 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.434 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.257 degrees. |