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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Castle Rock:
    • 46.274828, -122.907163
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Castle Rock
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Castle Rock ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Castle Rock.

Within Washington, the name Castle Rock is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Castle Rock lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Castle Rock is located in Douglas County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Castle Rock.
    • Georgia
      • Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Castle Rock [Dade County].
    • Kansas
      • Gove County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Castle Rock [Gove County].
      • Trego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Castle Rock [Trego County].
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Castle Rock is located in Dakota County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the east of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Castle Rock.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Castle Rock [Jasper County].
      • Osage County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Castle Rock [Osage County].
    • Montana
      • Rosebud County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Castle Rock [Rosebud County].
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Castle Rock.
    • Oregon
      • Morrow County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Castle Rock [Morrow County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Castle Rock is located in Delaware County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the east of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Castle Rock.
    • South Dakota
      • Butte County
      • This Castle Rock is located in Butte County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the east of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Castle Rock.
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Castle Rock [Summit County].
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County and lies 2,264 miles [3,643.6 km]<1> to the east of the Castle Rock that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Castle Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Rock ...

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.

  • Coal Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
  • Evergreen Terrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
    • Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
  • Headquarters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
    • Headquarters is located in Cowlitz County
  • Longview Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
  • Rocky Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
  • Sandy Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
    • Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

How Far From Castle Rock 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 city such as Castle Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies just to the South.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Castle Rock to Olympia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Castle Rock: www.ci.castle-rock.wa.us/

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2748, Longitude: -122.9072    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Castle Rock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castle Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Castle Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.284 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.841 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.227 degrees.




 

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