Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Cheney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Cheney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Cheney
- 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 South Cheney:
- 47.465723, -117.576317
- 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 South Cheney
- 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 South Cheney is near Lincoln County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Cheney ...
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.
- Amber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Dynamite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Four Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
- Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <2>
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Geiger Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 north) - Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
- Medical Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
- Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <2>
- Mock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Scribner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
- Spangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
- Spangle is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <2>
How Far From South Cheney 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 South Cheney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Cheney and extending to:
- Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Cheney to Spokane, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Cheney. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- South Cheney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Cheney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4657, Longitude: -117.5763 In this case, the coordinates for South Cheney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 South Cheney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.678 degrees. |