Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stanwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stanwood
- 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 Stanwood:
- 48.242463, -122.370657
- 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 Stanwood
- 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 Stanwood 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
Communities Also Named Stanwood ...
We found eight communities that share the name Stanwood.
Within Washington, the name Stanwood is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Stanwood [Houghton County].
- Mecosta County
- This Stanwood is located in Mecosta County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the east of the Stanwood that is located in Snohomish County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Stanwood.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanwood ...
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 Boom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Boom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
- English Boom is located in Island County
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Juniper Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Maple Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
- Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
- Terrys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
- Terrys Corner is located in Island County
- Warm Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Stanwood 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 Stanwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanwood and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stanwood to Everett, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 2,321 miles [3,735.3 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 6,732 miles [10,834.1 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 7,494 miles [12,060.4 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 Stanwood. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2425, Longitude: -122.3707 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Stanwood 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> | 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. |
| <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 Stanwood 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 340.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.531 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.735 degrees. |