Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Airway Heights:
  • 47.644745, -117.593149
  • 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 Airway Heights

• 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 Airway Heights is near Lincoln County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Airway Heights ...

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.

• Deep Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
• Four Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
  • Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <1>
• Geiger Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
  • Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
• Hayford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Hayford is located in Spokane County
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Spokane County
• Lyons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Spokane County
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Spokane County
• Medical Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <1>
• Scribner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Spokane County
• Seven Mile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
  • Seven Mile is located in Spokane County
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County

How Far From Airway Heights to ...

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

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

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the East.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Airway Heights to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 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 7,458 miles [12,002.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airway Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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