Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langley
- 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 Langley:
- 48.039113, -122.409482
- 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 Langley
- 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Island County
- Since Langley is near Snohomish County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Langley ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Langley.
Within Washington, the name Langley is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Langley lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north of the Langley that is located in Island County.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ellis 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 Langley [Ellis County].
- Ellsworth County
- This Langley is located in Ellsworth County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Langley that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Langley.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Langley is located in Floyd County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<1> to the east of the Langley that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Langley.
- Magoffin County
- Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Langley.
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langley ...
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.
- Edgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Everett Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Junction
- Everett Junction is located in Snohomish County
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Island County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <5>
- Greenbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Greenbank is located in Island County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbank <5>
- Harbor Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Center
- Harbor Center is located in Island County
- Indian Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Indian Beach is located in Island County
- John Sam Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Sam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Mission Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Nelsons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Pebble Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Island County
- Possession
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possession have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possession
- Possession is located in Island County
- Priest Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priest Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
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- Shaker Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
- Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
- Sunlight Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunlight Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Beach
- Sunlight Beach is located in Island County
- Sunny Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County
- Warm Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Shaker Church
How Far From Langley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Langley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langley and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Langley to Coupeville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 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 7,507 miles [12,081.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Langley: www.langleywa.org/
The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/
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 from Point A (ie- Langley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0391, Longitude: -122.4095 |
| <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 Langley 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 Langley, 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 Langley 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 340.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.548 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.776 degrees. |