Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wheeler Corner:
  • 47.550713, -117.972459
  • 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 Wheeler Corner

• 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 Wheeler Corner is near Spokane County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Wheeler Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheeler Corner ...

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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Amber
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Amber is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
• Bluestem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
• Deep Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Earl
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Earl is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
• Fishtrap
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Four Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <1>
• Hayford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hayford is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
• Little Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Little Falls is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Mason
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Medical Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <1>
• Mock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mock is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
• Silver Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

• Davenport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wheeler Corner to Davenport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 233 miles [375 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 10 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 6,704 miles [10,789 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 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'