Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Madson:
  • 46.821833, -117.093781
  • 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 Madson

• 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 Madson is near Latah County and also Nez Perce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce 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 Madson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madson ...

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.

• Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
• Blaine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Chambers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chambers is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Cornwall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Freeze
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Joel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Potlatch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Potlatch is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <1>
• Potlatch Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
• Ringo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ringo is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
• Sunshine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Union Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Center is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
• Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog

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

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

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Madson to Colfax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 274 miles [441 km] to the west (W). 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 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 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 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'