Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grays, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grays
- 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 Grays:
- 48.106850, -117.751543
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grays
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Grays is near Spokane County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grays ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Grays.
Within Washington, the name Grays is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Grays lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the east of the Grays that is located in Stevens County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays ...
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.
- Cozy Nook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deer Park
- From Grays to Deer Park
- Deer Trail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Trail
- Deer Trail is located in Stevens County
- Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Ford is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ford
- From Grays to Ford
- Grays Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grays Landing
- From Grays to Grays Landing
- Loon Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Loon Lake is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loon Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loon Lake
- From Grays to Loon Lake
- Pocahontas Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Bay
- Pocahontas Bay is located in Spokane County
- Tumtum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
- Tumtum is located in Stevens County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tumtum
- From Grays to Tumtum
- Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Valley is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley
- From Grays to Valley
- Waits
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
- Waits is located in Stevens County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waits
- From Grays to Waits
How Far From Grays 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 Grays to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grays and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grays to Colville, with an average speed<5> 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grays. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Grays) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1069, Longitude: -117.7515 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Grays 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grays to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.726 degrees. |