Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silvana Terraces, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silvana Terraces and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silvana Terraces
- 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 Silvana Terraces:
- 48.202599, -122.283482
- 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 Silvana Terraces
- 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- Since Silvana Terraces is near Island County and also Skagit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Island County
- eBird sighting report for Skagit 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silvana Terraces ...
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.
- English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - John Sam Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Sam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Juniper Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Smokey Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Point
- Smokey Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smokey Point <2>
- Sunny Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County
- Totem Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
- Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
- Warm Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
How Far From Silvana Terraces 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 community such as Silvana Terraces to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Silvana Terraces and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silvana Terraces to Everett, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silvana Terraces. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silvana Terraces) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silvana Terraces. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2026, Longitude: -122.2835 In this case, the coordinates for Silvana Terraces have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silvana Terraces to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.68 degrees. |