Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Mockonema.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mockonema:
  • 46.877387, -117.441854<1>
  • 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 Mockonema

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mockonema ...

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.

• Cashup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cashup is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
• Crabtree
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crabtree is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Dusty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dusty is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
• Eden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Juno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Juno is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Mayview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
• Ringo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ringo is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
• Steptoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Steptoe is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steptoe <2>
• Sunset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Swift
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Union Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Center is also located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

How Far From Mockonema 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 included the distance from a community such as Mockonema to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies just to the East.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mockonema to Olympia, with an average speed<4>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 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 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 7,504 miles [12,076.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>