Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grahams Landing:
  • 46.220436, -116.959873
  • 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 Grahams Landing

• 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 Asotin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Since Grahams Landing is near Nez Perce County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Grahams Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grahams Landing ...

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.

• Cloverland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Forebay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Forebay is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
• Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Lewis County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Gurney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gurney is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Highland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jerry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerry is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
• Rogersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rogersburg is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersburg
• Slickpoo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
• Snow ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
• Sweetwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Transfer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Transfer is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfer
• Vineland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Vineland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Grahams Landing 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 Grahams Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grahams Landing and extending to:

• Asotin, which is the Seat of Asotin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grahams Landing to Asotin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'