Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arzina:
  • 48.439897, -118.118601
  • 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 Arzina

• 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Stevens County
  • Since Arzina is near Ferry County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Ferry 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 Arzina ...

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.

• Blue Town ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
  • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
• Daisy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Stevens County
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Stevens County
• Harvey ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Stevens County
• Kettle Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Falls
  • Kettle Falls is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle Falls <2>
• Marcus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Maud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Stevens County
• Meteor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
  • Meteor is located in Ferry County
• Rice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Stevens County

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

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

• Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arzina to Colville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 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 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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