Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Onaway:
  • 46.928200, -116.889370
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Onaway

• 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 Latah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah County
  • Since Onaway is near Whitman County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Onaway

Communities Also Named Onaway ...

We found one communities that are also named Onaway.

Within Idaho, the name Onaway is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Onaway in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Presque Isle County
    • This Onaway is located in Presque Isle County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the east of the Onaway that is located in Latah County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Onaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Onaway ...

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.

• Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
• Chambers ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chambers is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Freeze
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeze is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harvard is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <2>
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Mountain Home ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Home is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Potlatch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Potlatch is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <2>
• Potlatch Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
• Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog

How Far From Onaway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Onaway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Onaway and extending to:

• Moscow, which is the Seat of Latah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Onaway to Moscow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,065 miles [3,323.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,491 miles [12,055.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'