Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sokulk:
  • 47.074060, -117.211568
  • 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 Sokulk

• 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 Whitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
  • Since Sokulk is near Latah County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah 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 Sokulk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sokulk ...

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.

• Cashup
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cashup is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
• Crabtree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Lone Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Mountain Home ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Spring Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Steptoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Steptoe is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steptoe <1>
• Sunset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sokulk and extending to:

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sokulk to Colfax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 267 miles [429.7 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 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,081 miles [3,349 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'