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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 Frontier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frontier 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 Frontier:
- 48.999634, -117.831098
- 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 Frontier
- 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Frontier is near Ferry County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ferry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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 Frontier
Communities Also Named Frontier ...
We found eight communities that are also named Frontier.
Within Washington, the name Frontier is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Collier 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 Florida community of Frontier [Collier County].
- Kansas
- Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Frontier [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- This Frontier is located in Hillsdale County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<2> to the east of the Frontier that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Frontier.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Frontier is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the east of the Frontier that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Frontier.
- New York
- Clinton 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 New York community of Frontier [Clinton County].
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Frontier is located in Cass County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<2> to the east of the Frontier that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Frontier.
- Saskatchewan
- This Frontier lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the east of the Frontier that is located in Stevens County.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Frontier is located in Lincoln County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Frontier that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Frontier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frontier ...
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.
- Casino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Little Dalles ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Dalles is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marble is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Oasis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Rivervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Velvet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Velvet is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet
How Far From Frontier 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 Frontier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frontier and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Frontier to Colville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 270 miles [434.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 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 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Frontier 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frontier) 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 Frontier 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 Frontier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9996, Longitude: -117.8311 In this case, the coordinates for Frontier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.233 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.304 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.682 degrees. |
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