Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palm Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palm Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palm 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 Palm Lake:
- 47.217935, -118.014674
- 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 Palm 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Palm Lake is near Whitman County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Palm Lake ...
We found one communities that share the name Palm Lake.
Within Washington, the name Palm Lake is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Palm Lake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm 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.
- Amber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bluestem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
- Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
- Downs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Juno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Packard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Palm 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 community such as Palm Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palm Lake and extending to:
- Ritzville, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palm Lake to Ritzville, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 229 miles [368.5 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,119 miles [3,410.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 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 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palm Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palm Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2179, Longitude: -118.0147 In this case, the coordinates for Palm Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Palm Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.983 degrees. |