Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diamond Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Diamond Lake
- 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 Diamond Lake:
- 48.121846, -117.199100
- 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 Diamond Lake
- 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 Pend Oreille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille County
- Since Diamond Lake is near Bonner County and also Spokane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- eBird sighting report for Spokane 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 Diamond Lake ...
We found ten communities that share the name Diamond Lake.
Within Washington, the name Diamond Lake is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Diamond Lake [Hartford County].
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Diamond Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the east of the Diamond Lake that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Diamond Lake.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Diamond Lake [Kosciusko County].
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Diamond Lake [Noble County].
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Diamond Lake [Cass County].
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Diamond Lake [Newaygo County].
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Diamond Lake [Hennepin County].
- Ontario
- This Diamond Lake lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Diamond Lake that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Diamond Lake that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Diamond Lake.
- Klamath County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Diamond Lake [Klamath County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Lake ...
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.
- Deer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Valley
- Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elk is located in Spokane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <4>
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Furport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Grahams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Grays Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
- Pocahontas Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Bay
- Pocahontas Bay is located in Spokane County
- Priest River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
- Priest River is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <4>
- Tweedie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Diamond Lake 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 Diamond Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Lake and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Pend Oreille County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Diamond Lake 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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,082 miles [3,350.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 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 7,420 miles [11,941.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Diamond Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1218, Longitude: -117.1991 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Diamond Lake 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 336.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.609 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.368 degrees. |