Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Medical Lake:
  • 47.572898, -117.682618
  • 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 Medical Lake

• 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 Medical Lake 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Medical Lake ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <1>
• Deep Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
• Four Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
  • Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <1>
• Geiger Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Hayford is located in Spokane County
• Lyons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Spokane County
• Marshall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Spokane County
• Scribner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Spokane County
• Silver Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County

How Far From Medical Lake 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 city such as Medical Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Medical Lake and extending to:

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Medical Lake to Spokane, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,104 miles [3,386.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Medical Lake: www.medical-lake.org/

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/