Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Supplee:
  • 47.651803, -119.882835
  • 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 Supplee

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Supplee is near Chelan County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Supplee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Supplee ...

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.

• Dyer ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Dyer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Farmer ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
• Granite Falls
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
• Howard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Howard is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Maplecreek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
• Mud Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
• Rock Island
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <1>
• Stayman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stayman is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
• Sunny Hill
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
• Sunnybank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Voltage
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Voltage is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltage

How Far From Supplee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Supplee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Supplee to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'