Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lauer:
  • 47.225423, -118.729162
  • 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 Lauer

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Lauer is near Lincoln County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Lauer

Communities Also Named Lauer ...

We found one communities that are also named Lauer.

Within Washington, the name Lauer is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Lauer in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Perry County
    • This Lauer is located in Perry County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lauer that is located in Adams County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Lauer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lauer ...

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.

• Downs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
• Hillcrest
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Marlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlin is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
• Mitchell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Moody
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moses Lake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <2>
• Nemo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nemo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
• Packard ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Packard is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Providence
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lauer and extending to:

• Ritzville, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lauer to Ritzville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 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 7,504 miles [12,076.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'