Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Almira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Almira
- 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 Almira:
- 47.710880, -118.942240
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Almira
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Almira is near Grant County and also Okanogan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Okanogan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Almira ...
We found seven communities that share the name Almira.
Within Washington, the name Almira is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Iowa
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- Ontario
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- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almira ...
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.
- Bagdad Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagdad Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Dry Falls Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Falls Junction
- Dry Falls Junction is located in Douglas County
- Electric City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <4>
- Elmer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer City
- Elmer City is located in Okanogan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer City <4>
- Fordair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Hartline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hartline is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <4>
- Lone Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Mason City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Okanogan County
- Mold ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
- Mold is located in Douglas County
How Far From Almira to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Almira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almira and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Almira to Davenport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Almira: www.town.almira.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7109, Longitude: -118.9422 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Almira could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Almira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.085 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.204 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.536 degrees. |