Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Pine:
  • 47.281839, -117.364913
  • 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 North Pine

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
  • Since North Pine is near Whitman County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 North Pine

Communities Also Named North Pine ...

We found one communities that are also named North Pine.

Within Washington, the name North Pine is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named North Pine in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This North Pine lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north of the North Pine that is located in Spokane County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pine ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cashup is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
• Dynamite
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dynamite is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynamite
• Freedom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Freedom is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Juno
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Lone Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Mock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mock is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
• Mount Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pine City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Spangle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <2>
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stringtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sunset
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Pine and extending to:

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from North Pine to Spokane, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 260 miles [418.4 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 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,088 miles [3,360.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 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 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'