Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lyons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyons and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lyons
- 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 Lyons:
- 47.680445, -117.576330
- 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 Lyons
- 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 Spokane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- Since Lyons is near Lincoln County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Lyons ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Lyons.
Within Washington, the name Lyons is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lyons [Montgomery County].
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lyons [Tattnall County].
- Toombs County
- This Lyons is located in Toombs County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Lyons.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lyons is located in Cook County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lyons.
- Vermilion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lyons [Vermilion County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Lyons is located in Clinton County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lyons.
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lyons [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lyons [Miami County].
- Rice County
- This Lyons is located in Rice County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Lyons.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Lyons is located in Iberia Parish and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Lyons.
- Jackson Parish
- This Lyons is located in Jackson Parish and lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km] to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Lyons.
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lyons [Clinton County].
- Ionia County
- This Lyons is located in Ionia County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Lyons.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Lyons lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Lyons is located in Burleson County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Lyons.
- Hidalgo County
- This Lyons is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the southeast of the Lyons that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lyons.
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyons ...
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.
- Airway Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
- Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <3>
- Deep Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
- Four Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
- Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <3>
- Geiger Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
- Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
- Hayford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Medical Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
- Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <3>
- Scribner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Seven Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Seven Mile is located in Spokane County
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
How Far From Lyons 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 Lyons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyons and extending to:
- Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the East.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lyons to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,455 miles [11,997.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Lyons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6804, Longitude: -117.5763 In this case, the coordinates for Lyons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lyons could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lyons to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.656 degrees. |