Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seven Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Mile and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seven Mile
- 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 Seven Mile:
- 47.742112, -117.511333
- 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 Seven Mile
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- Since Seven Mile is near Stevens County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Seven Mile ...
We found four communities that share the name Seven Mile.
Within Washington, the name Seven Mile is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Seven Mile [Knox County].
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Seven Mile [Lewis and Clark County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Seven Mile is located in Butler County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<3> to the east of the Seven Mile that is located in Spokane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Seven Mile.
- Utah
- Grand County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Seven Mile [Grand County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Mile ...
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.
- Airway Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
- Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Geiger Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
- Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
- Hayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hazard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hillyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
- Hillyard is located in Spokane County
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Mead is located in Spokane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>
- Orchard Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Spokane County
- Orchard Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie
- Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County
How Far From Seven Mile 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 Seven Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Mile and extending to:
- Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 256 miles [412 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Mile to Olympia, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,096 miles [3,373.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Mile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Seven Mile 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. |
| <2> | 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 Seven Mile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seven Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7421, Longitude: -117.5113 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Seven Mile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.919 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.857 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.608 degrees. |