Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Spokane Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spokane Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spokane Valley

• 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 Spokane Valley:
  • 47.671731, -117.239957
  • 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 Spokane Valley

• 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 Spokane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Spokane County
  • Since Spokane Valley is near Kootenai County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
  • eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spokane Valley ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Alpha is located in Spokane County
• Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Spokane County
• Dishman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dishman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
  • Dishman is located in Spokane County
• Greenacres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Greenacres is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <2>
• Hillyard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
  • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
• Irwin
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Spokane County
• Liberty Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <2>
• Opportunity
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Opportunity is located in Spokane County
• Orchard Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Spokane County
• Orchard Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie
  • Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County

How Far From Spokane Valley 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 city such as Spokane Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spokane Valley and extending to:

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the West.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Spokane Valley to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Spokane Valley: www.spokanevalley.org/

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/