Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leadpoint:
  • 48.909360, -117.587474
  • 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 Leadpoint

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens County
  • Since Leadpoint is near Pend Oreille County and also Ferry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ferry 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 Leadpoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leadpoint ...

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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Aladdin is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
• Casino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
• Frontier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Frontier is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
• Fruitvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <1>
• Goldfield Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goldfield Mill is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield Mill
• Little Dalles ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Dalles is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
• Marble
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marble is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
• Onion Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Onion Creek is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
• Silica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Spirit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spirit is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
• Trail
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <1>
• Velvet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Velvet is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet

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

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

• Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leadpoint to Colville, 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 just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 277 miles [445.8 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 2,103 miles [3,384.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 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 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'