Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Spokane:
  • 47.653504, -117.315210
  • 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 East Spokane

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Spokane ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Chester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Dishman
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dishman is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
• Greenacres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenacres is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <1>
• Hillyard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Mead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mead is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
• Mica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mica is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
• Opportunity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Opportunity is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
• Orchard Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Orchard Park is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Orchard Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie

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

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

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from East Spokane to Olympia, with an average speed<3>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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,087 miles [3,358.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 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 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'