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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 Sprague, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprague 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 Sprague:
- 47.300073, -117.978362
- 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 Sprague
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Sprague is near Adams County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Sprague
Communities Also Named Sprague ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sprague.
Within Washington, the name Sprague is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Sprague is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sprague.
- Manitoba
- This Sprague lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Sprague is located in Bates County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Sprague.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This Sprague is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Sprague.
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This Sprague is located in Monroe County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sprague.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Sprague is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Sprague.
- Wisconsin
- Barron 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 Wisconsin community of Sprague [Barron County].
- Juneau County
- This Sprague is located in Juneau County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sprague that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Sprague.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprague ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Bluestem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Fishtrap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Keystone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mock is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
- Palm Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palm Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
How Far From Sprague 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 city such as Sprague to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprague and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sprague to Davenport, with an average speed<3> 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 231 miles [371.8 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 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,117 miles [3,407 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 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 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sprague) 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 Sprague 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sprague 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 Sprague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3001, Longitude: -117.9784 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.952 degrees. |
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