Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Richland Y:
  • 46.236801, -119.233071
  • 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 Richland Y

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Richland Y is near Franklin County and also Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla 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 Richland Y

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richland Y ...

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.

• Badger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Badger is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Hedges
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hedges is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Humorist
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Humorist is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humorist
• Island View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Island View is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Ruby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ruby is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Two Rivers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vista is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

How Far From Richland Y 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 Richland Y to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Richland Y and extending to:

• Prosser, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Richland Y to Prosser, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 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 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'