Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Lapwai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Lapwai and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Lapwai
- 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 North Lapwai:
- 46.444795, -116.836006
- 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 North Lapwai
- 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 Nez Perce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
- Since North Lapwai is near Latah County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Latah County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 North Lapwai ...
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.
- Arrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cherrylane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Culdesac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
- Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <2>
- Forebay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gurney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Joseph
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Slickpoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
- Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
- Snow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Transfer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Vineland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From North Lapwai 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 North Lapwai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Lapwai and extending to:
- Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 197 miles [317 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from North Lapwai to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 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 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Lapwai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lapwai) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lapwai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4448, Longitude: -116.8360 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Lapwai to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.055 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.304 degrees. |