Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peola:
  • 46.308931, -117.483161
  • 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 Peola

• 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
  • Since Peola is near Asotin County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Peola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peola ...

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.

• Cloverland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloverland
  • From Peola to Cloverland
• Grouse
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Grouse is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse
• Highland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jerry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jerry is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
• Kirby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kirby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Mentor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mentor is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Moses
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moses is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
• Mountain Top
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
• Mountain View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Rose Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Springs
• Whetstone
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Whetstone is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

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

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peola to Pomeroy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 261 miles [420 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,094 miles [3,370 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 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 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'