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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 Colbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colbert 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 Colbert:
    • 47.826647, -117.341572
    • 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 Colbert
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
    • Since Colbert is near Kootenai County and also Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille 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 Colbert

Communities Also Named Colbert ...

We found five communities that are also named Colbert.

Within Washington, the name Colbert is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Russell County
      • This Colbert is located in Russell County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colbert that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Colbert.
    • Georgia
      • Madison County
      • This Colbert is located in Madison County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colbert that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Colbert.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Colbert.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Colbert [Marshall County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Colbert is located in Bryan County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colbert that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Colbert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colbert ...

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.

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

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

  • Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Colbert to Spokane, 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the west (W). 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 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 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 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Colbert 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 Colbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8266, Longitude: -117.3416    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.707 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.49 degrees.