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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marble:
- 48.848667, -117.902684
- 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 Marble
- 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 Marble is near Ferry County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ferry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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 Marble
Communities Also Named Marble ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Marble.
Within Washington, the name Marble is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Marble is located in Madison County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marble that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Marble.
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- This Marble is located in Gunnison County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Marble that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Marble.
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Marble [Colquitt County].
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Marble [Marshall County].
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marble [Antrim County].
- Mason 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 Michigan community of Marble [Mason County].
- Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Marble [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
- Itasca County
- This Marble is located in Itasca County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east of the Marble that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Marble.
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Marble.
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Marble.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Marble is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marble that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Marble.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Marble is located in Clarion County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the east of the Marble that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Marble.
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Marble [Waupaca County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble ...
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.
- Bear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Goldfield Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldfield Mill is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield Mill
- Little Dalles ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Dalles is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
- Onion Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onion Creek is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Spirit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Velvet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Velvet is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet
How Far From Marble 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 Marble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marble to Colville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 262 miles [421.6 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,117 miles [3,407 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 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 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Marble 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marble to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8487, Longitude: -117.9027 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.285 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.745 degrees. |
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