Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lavista:
  • 47.142943, -117.706040
  • 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 Lavista

• 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 Whitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
  • Since Lavista is near Spokane County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Lavista

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavista ...

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.

• Amber
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Amber is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
• Cashup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cashup is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
• Diamond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Fishtrap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Juno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Mason
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mason is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Mock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mock is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
• Palm Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Palm Lake is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
• Pine City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Steptoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Steptoe is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steptoe <1>
• Sunset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lavista and extending to:

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lavista to Colfax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west (W). 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 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,104 miles [3,386.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 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 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'