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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 Sulphur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulphur 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 Sulphur:
    • 46.637362, -118.725828
    • 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 Sulphur
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Sulphur is near Adams County and also Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla 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 Sulphur

Communities Also Named Sulphur ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Sulphur.

Within Washington, the name Sulphur is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Grand County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sulphur [Grand County].
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Sulphur is located in Crawford County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<2> to the east of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sulphur.
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Sulphur is located in Henry County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the east of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sulphur.
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Sulphur.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This Sulphur is located in Humboldt County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the south of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Sulphur.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Sulphur.
    • Oklahoma
      • Murray County
      • This Sulphur is located in Murray County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Sulphur.
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Sulphur is located in Meade County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the east of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Sulphur.
    • Tennessee
      • Overton County
      • This Sulphur is located in Overton County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<2> to the east of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Sulphur.
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Sulphur is located in Bowie County and lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Sulphur.
      • Trinity County
      • This Sulphur is located in Trinity County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east southeast of the Sulphur that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Sulphur.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sulphur [Mineral County].
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sulphur [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulphur ...

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.

  • Basin City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bruce
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Burr
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burr is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Cactus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cactus is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
  • Chew
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chew is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chew
  • Clyde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Curry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Curry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Edwards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Five Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Harder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harder is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder
  • Harvey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvey is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

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

  • Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sulphur to Pasco, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sulphur 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sulphur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sulphur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6374, Longitude: -118.7258       In this case, the coordinates for Sulphur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.854 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.868 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.492 degrees.