Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Spokane:
  • 47.660447, -117.442158
  • 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 West Spokane

• 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 West Spokane is near Kootenai County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai 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 West Spokane

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Spokane ...

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.

• Airway Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <1>
• Dishman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dishman is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
• Geiger Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
• Hayford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayford is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hillyard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
• Lyons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marshall is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Mead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mead is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
• Orchard Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Park is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Orchard Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie
• Scribner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Scribner is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
• Seven Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Mile is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile

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

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

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Spokane to Olympia, with an average speed<3>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 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,092 miles [3,366.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'