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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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:
    • 31.699331, -91.460396
    • 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 Spokane
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
    • Since Spokane is near Tensas Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Spokane

Communities Also Named Spokane ...

We found six communities that are also named Spokane.

Within Louisiana, the name Spokane is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Spokane [Penobscot County].
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Spokane is located in Christian County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Spokane that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Spokane.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spokane [Randolph County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Spokane is located in Trumbull County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Spokane that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Spokane.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Spokane [Custer County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Spokane is located in Spokane County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the northwest of the Spokane that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Spokane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spokane ...

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.

  • Anna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Anna is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Bullitt Bayou
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
  • Denmark Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hedgeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedgeland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hunter Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
  • Lee Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
  • Mayhew Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
  • OK Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
  • Olympic Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
  • Pine Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Gum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
    • Waterproof
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Young Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

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

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

  • Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Spokane to Vidalia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Spokane 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 parish. 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spokane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Spokane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Spokane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spokane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6993, Longitude: -91.4604       In this case, the coordinates for Spokane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.369 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.166 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.512 degrees.