Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Croskey:
  • 47.307384, -117.841885
  • 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 Croskey

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Croskey is near Spokane County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Croskey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Croskey ...

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.

• Amber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amber is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
• Fishtrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Juno
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Keystone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Keystone is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Medical Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <1>
• Mock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mock is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
• Palm Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm Lake is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
• Pine City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Silver Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Croskey and extending to:

• Davenport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Croskey to Davenport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the west (W). 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 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'