Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thiel:
  • 46.140136, -118.491644
  • 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 Thiel

• 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 Thiel is near Umatilla County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Thiel

Communities Also Named Thiel ...

We found one communities that are also named Thiel.

Within Washington, the name Thiel is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Thiel in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Grant County
    • This Thiel is located in Grant County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thiel that is located in Walla Walla County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Thiel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thiel ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
• Climax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Climax is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• College Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <2>
• Crockett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crockett is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Dixie Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Eureka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Ferndale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferndale is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Hatch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatch is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
• Paddock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
• Touchet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <2>
• Valley Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thiel and extending to:

• Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thiel to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,142 miles [3,447.2 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 6,804 miles [10,950 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 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'