Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Disautel:
  • 48.360433, -119.237261
  • 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 Disautel

• 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 Okanogan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
  • Since Disautel is near Douglas County and also Ferry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Disautel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Disautel ...

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.

• Cherokee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Electric City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Electric City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <1>
• Elmer City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer City <1>
• Enterprise
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Janis
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Janis is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janis
• Keystone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lone Pine
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Loop Loop ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
• Mason City ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
• Republic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Republic is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <1>
• Rocky Butte
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby

How Far From Disautel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Disautel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Okanogan, which is the Seat of Okanogan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Disautel to Okanogan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'