Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sperry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sperry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sperry
- 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 Sperry:
- 46.699866, -118.409979
- 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 Sperry
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Sperry is near Adams County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 Sperry ...
We found eight communities that share the name Sperry.
Within Washington, the name Sperry is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sperry ...
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.
- Burr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Chew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Clyde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Curry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Harder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Harvey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Powers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Adams County
- Starbuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <5>
- Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Sperry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sperry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sperry and extending to:
- Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sperry to Pasco, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sperry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sperry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sperry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sperry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6999, Longitude: -118.4100 In this case, the coordinates for Sperry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sperry 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sperry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.576 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.284 degrees. |