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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plaza and the surrounding area.
- 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 Plaza:
- 47.320172, -117.383805
- 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 Plaza
- 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 Spokane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- Since Plaza is near Whitman County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Plaza
Communities Also Named Plaza ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Plaza.
Within Washington, the name Plaza is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Plaza is located in San Bernardino County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the south of the Plaza that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Plaza.
- Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Plaza [Rio Grande County].
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Plaza [New Haven County].
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Plaza [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Plaza [Clayton County].
- Idaho
- Gem County
- This Plaza is located in Gem County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south of the Plaza that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of Plaza.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Plaza [Saint Clair County].
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Plaza [Calhoun County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Plaza [Ottawa County].
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Plaza [Burlington County].
- Hudson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Plaza [Hudson County].
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Plaza.
- New York
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Plaza [Queens County].
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- This Plaza is located in Mountrail County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east of the Plaza that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of Plaza.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Plaza [Butler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plaza ...
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.
- Dynamite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dynamite is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynamite
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Lone Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Mock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mock is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Spangle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Plaza 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 community such as Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plaza and extending to:
- Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Plaza to Spokane, with an average speed<5> 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 259 miles [416.8 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,089 miles [3,361.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plaza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Plaza could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plaza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Plaza to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3202, Longitude: -117.3838 In this case, the coordinates for Plaza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.795 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.684 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.569 degrees. |
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