Athena, OR

united states

Athena is a small wheat farming town in northeastern Oregon, sitting along Highway 11 between Pendleton and Walla Walla. Most visitors arrive via Highway 11 from Pendleton, 18 miles south, where you can connect to Interstate 84. The town sits at 1,800 feet elevation surrounded by rolling grain fields that turn golden each summer. The 1912 Carnegie library downtown is one of Oregon's smallest still in operation.