Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zumwalt:
  • 46.460983, -117.684917
  • 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 Zumwalt

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

Communities Also Named Zumwalt ...

We found one communities that are also named Zumwalt.

Within Washington, the name Zumwalt is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Wallowa County
    • This Zumwalt is located in Wallowa County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Zumwalt that is located in Garfield County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Zumwalt.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zumwalt ...

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.

• Dodge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Kirby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kirby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Mayview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
• Mentor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mentor is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Mountain Top
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
• Ping
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ping is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
• Rose Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Springs
• Swift
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Swift is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Whetstone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whetstone is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
• Wild Goose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose

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

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

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Zumwalt to Olympia, with an average speed<2>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'