Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palouse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palouse
- 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 Palouse:
- 46.912209, -117.074651
- 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 Palouse
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- Since Palouse is near Latah County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Latah County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palouse ...
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.
- Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advent Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
- Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
- Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Freeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
- Potlatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
- Potlatch is located in Latah County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <2>
- Potlatch Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
- Ringo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Dog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
- Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
How Far From Palouse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Palouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Palouse and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Palouse to Colfax, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 274 miles [441 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 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palouse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9122, Longitude: -117.0747 |
| <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 Palouse 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 336.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.341 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.411 degrees. |