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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 Ione, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ione 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 Ione:
- 48.741831, -117.423319
- 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 Ione
- 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 Pend Oreille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille County
- Since Ione is near Stevens County and also Bonner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner 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 Ione
Communities Also Named Ione ...
We found six communities that are also named Ione.
Within Washington, the name Ione is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Ione is located in Logan County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ione that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ione.
- California
- Amador County
- This Ione is located in Amador County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ione that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Ione.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Ione is located in Weld County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ione that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Ione.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Ione is located in Brooks County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ione that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Ione.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ione [Nye County].
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Ione is located in Morrow County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ione that is located in Pend Oreille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Ione.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ione ...
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.
- Aladdin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aladdin is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Diamond City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Goldfield Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goldfield Mill is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield Mill
- Leadpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leadpoint is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadpoint
- Lost Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Onion Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Onion Creek is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Park Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Rapids is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
- Ruby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spirit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tiger is located in Pend Oreille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
How Far From Ione 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 town such as Ione to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ione and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Pend Oreille County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ione to Newport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 279 miles [449 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 2,095 miles [3,371.6 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 6,619 miles [10,652.2 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 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ione) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ione, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ione 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 Ione. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7418, Longitude: -117.4233 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.445 degrees. |
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