Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yardley:
  • 47.667115, -117.333544
  • 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 Yardley

• 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 Yardley 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 Yardley

Communities Also Named Yardley ...

We found one communities that are also named Yardley.

Within Washington, the name Yardley is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Yardley is located in Bucks County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east of the Yardley that is located in Spokane County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Yardley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yardley ...

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.

• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alpha is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Dishman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dishman is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
• Greenacres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenacres is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <2>
• Hillyard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Mead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mead is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
• Opportunity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Opportunity is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
• Orchard Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orchard Park is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Orchard Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie

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

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

• Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the West.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Yardley 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,087 miles [3,358.7 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 6,685 miles [10,758.5 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 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'