Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Levey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Levey
- 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 Levey:
- 46.275692, -118.844721
- 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 Levey
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Levey is near Walla Walla County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Levey ...
We found one communities that share the name Levey.
Within Washington, the name Levey is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Levey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Levey ...
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.
- Ash
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Humorist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Le Grow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Page
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Two Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
How Far From Levey 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 Levey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Levey and extending to:
- Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Levey to Pasco, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 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 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Levey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Levey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Levey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2757, Longitude: -118.8447 In this case, the coordinates for Levey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Levey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.931 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.599 degrees. |