Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steptoe:
  • 47.007343, -117.356154
  • 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 Steptoe

• 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 Steptoe is near Latah County and also Spokane 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 Spokane 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 Steptoe

Communities Also Named Steptoe ...

We found one communities that are also named Steptoe.

Within Washington, the name Steptoe is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Steptoe in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nevada
    • White Pine County
    • This Steptoe is located in White Pine County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Steptoe that is located in Whitman County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Steptoe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steptoe ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cashup is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
• Crabtree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Diamond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Eden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eden
  • From Steptoe to Eden
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Juno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Juno is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Juno
  • From Steptoe to Juno
• Pine City ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Ringo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ringo is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
• Sunset
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steptoe and extending to:

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies just to the South.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Steptoe to Olympia, with an average speed<2>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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,088 miles [3,360.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'