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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 Donahue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donahue 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 Donahue:
- 47.210727, -117.355466
- 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 Donahue
- 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 Whitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- Since Donahue is near Spokane County and also Benewah 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 Benewah 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 Donahue
Communities Also Named Donahue ...
We found two communities that are also named Donahue.
Within Washington, the name Donahue is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Donahue [Sonoma County].
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This Donahue is located in Scott County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<2> to the east of the Donahue that is located in Whitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Donahue.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donahue ...
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.
- Cashup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cashup is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
- Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Spangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steptoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Donahue 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 Donahue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Donahue and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Donahue to Colfax, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 260 miles [418.4 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 6,715 miles [10,806.7 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 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Donahue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Donahue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Donahue 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 Donahue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2107, Longitude: -117.3555 In this case, the coordinates for Donahue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.766 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.644 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.561 degrees. |
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