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Delve into Wishram Heights
Wishram Heights in Klickitat County (Washington) is a city located in United States about 2,265 mi (or 3,644 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wishram Heights is now 06:06 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Wishram Heights, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field in a distance of 66 mi (or 106 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 14 mi (or 23 km). away. We saw 1 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: The Dalles, Goldendale, Moro, Hood River and Condon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 68% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 24 km/h (15 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
9°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.
Videos from this area
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Amtrak 27 Passing Wishram
Shot from the lead passenger car as Amtrak's Portland section of the Eastbound Empire Builder passes Wishram.
BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge
Join Penn Rail Videos as we bring you our final video from the Pacific Northwestern region of America. Over the course of several days in September of 2014, Penn Rail Videos spent time along...
4449 (Oct 20, 2009)
Click here to skip ahead to the 4449 --▻ 3:07 The first couple minutes are of random freight train movements through the Gorge (both sides). Following the SP4449 from Wishram, WA to...
BN(SF) local
Please set to high quality! A local train plying the rails of the old SP&S returns to it's home base of Wishram behind a GP39E, it's Leslie S3K piercing through the early morning fog. If...
BNSF-Oregon Trunk Subdivision
BNSF southbound mixed Freight on the Oregon trunk Subdivision at Celilo Village, OR. It's Dusk, and my Camera was going in and out of focus, but not bad enough to spoil the Video. This Train...
White Water Rafting, Deschutes Oregon
White Water Rafting with my friends and family, in the Deschutes River Oregon. Action Battles 2013.
60M's on the Fallbridge
Some older BNSF units that had previously been in storage are starting to come back online now. Witness here, an eastbound manifest at Cook WA with two SD60M's on the point, and a westbound...
Union Pacific Grainer
Eastbound Union Pacific Grainer on the Portland Subdivision at Celilo Park, OR. This is along the south side of the Columbia River. There was a noticeable increase in Rail Traffic sinc our...
Gorge Windsurfing Action 2010
Lots of action in 2 minutes of visual simulation; synchronized to Lady Gaga's "Telephone"; created by Ben Thompson.
Seattle to Essex, Part 2- Portland to Pasco, July 2010
In part 2 of the Seattle to Essex, Montana trip, we catch the Portland section of the Empire Builder and traverse the Columbia River gorge. Mostly shot from the rear sleeper of the train, we...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wishram, Washington
Wishram is a census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. The site of the historic Celilo Falls is nearby. The community was originally named Fallbridge; it was changed to Wishram to honor the Wishram tribe of Native Americans. The nearby Dalles Dam was completed in 1957, and began filling Lake Celilo. The original fishing village near this location was inundated.
Celilo Falls
Celilo Falls (Wyam, meaning "echo of falling water" or "sound of water upon the rocks," in several native languages) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the river, as well as to the native settlements and trading villages that existed there in various configurations for 15,000 years.
Celilo Village, Oregon
Celilo Village, Oregon is an unincorporated Native American community on the Columbia River in northeastern Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near Lake Celilo, the former site of Celilo Falls; it is just south of the community of Wishram, Washington, across the Columbia River. In 2003 about 100 permanent residents lived in 14 dwellings. The site was once a major cultural and trading center, until Celilo Falls was inundated by The Dalles Dam in 1957.
Wishram (Amtrak station)
Wishram, Washington is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Wishram, Washington. The station, parking, track, and platforms are owned by BNSF Railway.
Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge
The Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge or Celilo Bridge is a railroad bridge built in 1912 over the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It consists of eight steel truss spans and several deck girder spans, and includes a vertical-lift section. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm of Waddell & Harrington. It is part of the Wishram, Washington to Bend, Oregon line of the BNSF Railway (formerly the Oregon Trunk line of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway).
Fairbanks, Oregon
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It is about 12 miles east of The Dalles, just south of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84, near Fifteenmile Creek. Fairbanks was established in 1905 as a station on the Great Southern Railroad. It was named for Charles W. Fairbanks, then newly elected vice president under Theodore Roosevelt. Fairbanks post office was established in 1905 and ran until 1909, when it closed out to Freebridge.