Spokane (pronunciation: /spoʊˈkæn/ spoh-KAN) is a city in the state of Washington, in the northwestern United States. It is the seat of Spokane County. It is located on the Spokane River west of the Rocky Mountain foothills in eastern Washington, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, approximately 20 miles (30 km) from the Washington–Idaho border, and 280 miles (450 km) east of Seattle along Interstate 90. The city and wider Inland Northwest region is served by Spokane International Airport, 5 miles (8 km) west of downtown Spokane.
Population: 208,916
Latitude: 47° 39' 34.78" N
Longitude: -117° 25' 44.69" W
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. It is named…
Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a regional, comprehensive public university located in Cheney, Washington, with programs offered at campuses in Cheney, EWU Spokane at the Riverpoint Campus and at multiple campus locations throughout the state.
Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: SKA, ICAO: KSKA, FAA LID: SKA) is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Spokane, Washington.
Spokane International Airport (IATA: GEG, ICAO: KGEG, FAA LID: GEG) is a commercial airport about 5 miles (8 km) west of downtown Spokane. It is the primary airport for Spokane, Eastern Washington, Coeur d'Alene, and North Idaho.
Cheney (/ˈtʃiːni/ US dict: chē′·nē) is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full-time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census.
Whitworth University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a variety of academic disciplines. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000…
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane Arena) a multi-purpose arena, located in Spokane, Washington, USA.
Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, is an American video game developer, founded by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, and best known as the creators of the Myst series. After Myst and its sequel Riven sold several million copies each, Cyan …
McCarthey Athletic Center or "MAC" is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Spokane, Washington. The arena opened in 2004. It is home to the Gonzaga University Bulldogs basketball program, and is often called "The New Kennel". This nickname was inheri…
Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington state.
Gonzaga Preparatory School located in Spokane, Washington is a private Catholic high school in the Inland Northwest.
KREM, virtual channel 2, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Spokane, Washington-Coeur d'Alene, Idaho market. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 20. The station is owned and operated by the Gannett Company, and is opera…
Mount Saint Michael (known colloquially as "The Mount") is a former Jesuit Roman Catholic school and compound in Spokane, Washington that was later sold to Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI), a Sedevacantist Catholic group.
Roos Field is an outdoor college football stadium on the campus of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, U.S. It is home to the Eastern Washington Eagles of the Big Sky Conference in Division I (FCS). The facility opened in 1967 and t…
KHQ-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC affiliate for Spokane, Washington. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 15. The station is the flagship and namesake of The KHQ Television Group, a subsidiary of Cowles Publishing Company, which owns …
KAYU-TV, channel 28, is the Fox-affiliated television station for Spokane, Washington, owned and operated by Mountain Broadcasting, LLC, a division of Northwest Broadcasting Inc., a subsidiary of Stainless Broadcasting Company.
Airway Heights is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. The population was 6,114 at the 2010 census.
Nine Mile Falls is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington and Stevens County, Washington, United States. It is located 9 mi (16 km) downstream on the winding river from downtown Spokane, at the location of the former falls on the …