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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 South Cheney

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)
  • Amber is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
• Dynamite
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dynamite is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dynamite
• Four Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <1>
• Freedom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Geiger Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
• Hayford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hayford is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Medical Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <1>
• Mock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mock is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
• Scribner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scribner is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Spangle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <1>

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

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

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Cheney to Spokane, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'