Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pateros:
  • 48.053866, -119.902908
  • 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 Pateros

• 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 Okanogan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
  • Since Pateros is near Chelan County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Pateros

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pateros ...

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.

• Dyer ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Granite Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
• Greens Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Howard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Mud Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
• Paradise Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Rocky Butte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
• Sunnybank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pateros and extending to:

• Okanogan, which is the Seat of Okanogan County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pateros to Okanogan, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'