Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plummer Junction:
  • 47.339903, -116.869620
  • 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 Plummer Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plummer Junction ...

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.

• Lone Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Lotus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lotus is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Milltown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Milltown is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mozart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mozart is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
• Pedee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pedee is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
• Rocky Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Rover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rover is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Silvertip Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing
• Stringtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Plummer Junction 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 community such as Plummer Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Plummer Junction and extending to:

• Saint Maries, which is the Seat of Benewah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Plummer Junction to Saint Maries, with an average speed<2> 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'