Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pizarro:
  • 46.949870, -118.446089
  • 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 Pizarro

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Pizarro is near Franklin County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Pizarro

Communities Also Named Pizarro ...

We found one communities that are also named Pizarro.

Within Washington, the name Pizarro is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Pizarro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Floyd County
    • This Pizarro is located in Floyd County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pizarro that is located in Adams County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Pizarro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pizarro ...

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.

• Chew
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Chew is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chew
• Gordon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Harder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harder is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder
• Hillcrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Keystone
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Packard ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Packard is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Providence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sulphur
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur

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

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

• Ritzville, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pizarro to Ritzville, 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 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 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'