Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colville
- 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 Colville:
- 48.544524, -117.905824
- 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 Colville
- 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 Colville is near Ferry County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ferry County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Colville ...
We found three communities that share the name Colville.
Within Washington, the name Colville is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Prince Edward Island
- This Colville lies 2,501 miles [4,025 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colville that is located in Stevens County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colville ...
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.
- Bear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Blue Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Harvey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Kettle Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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 <4>
- Marcus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Park Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
- Park Rapids is located in Stevens County
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Stevens County
How Far From Colville 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 Colville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colville and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Colville to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five 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 2,116 miles [3,405.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colville. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Colville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5445, Longitude: -117.9058 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Colville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.323 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.78 degrees. |