Pendleton

Pendleton is a city of 17,000 people (2019) in Eastern Oregon. The city is set in a pleasant valley set among hilly cropland on the I-84 several hours east of Portland. It is the location of one of the manufacturing plants of Pendleton Woolen Mills.

Understand
The town is the cultural center of Eastern Oregon. Pendleton's "Old town" is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have their property nearby. They have established the Wildhorse Resort & Casino and golf course on the reservation to generate revenue for development and welfare. They have also built the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, for education and interpretation of their cultures.

History
A European-American commercial center began to develop here in 1851, when Dr. William C. McKay established a trading post at the mouth of McKay Creek. The city was named Pendleton, after politician and diplomat George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), who served as a U.S. representative and senator from Ohio.

By 1900, Pendleton had a population of 4,400 and was the fourth-largest city in Oregon. The Pendleton Woolen Mills and Pendleton Round Up became features of the city captured in early paintings by Walter S. Bowman. Like many cities in Eastern Oregon, where thousands of Chinese immigrant workers built the transcontinental railroad, it had a flourishing Chinatown that developed as the workers settled here. The sector is supposed to have been underlain by a network of tunnels, which are now a tourist attraction. The authenticity as a Chinese tunnel system has been questioned.

Climate
Pendleton has a semi-arid climate with short, cool winters and hot summers.

By plane
More distant airport options include:
 * Walla Walla (40 miles away on OR-Hwy 11/WA-Hwy 125) with Alaska/Horizon service to Seattle
 * Pasco's Tri-Cities Airport (70 miles away via divided Interstate highways) with multiple connections on Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, and/or United Express.

Distances

 * Walla Walla: 40 miles
 * La Grande: 48 miles
 * Kennewick: 64 miles
 * Baker City: 92 miles
 * The Dalles: 127 miles
 * Yakima: 140 miles
 * Spokane: 197 miles
 * Portland: 210 miles
 * Boise: 219 miles
 * Seattle:
 * via I-82/I-90: 282 miles
 * via US-12: 297 miles
 * Eugene: 332 miles

Sleep
A number of hotels presented are clustered around SE Nye St & 3rd off of Exit #210 of I-84 and in the downtown area along Court, Dorian or Emigrant Ave (the main east west streets through town).