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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 Sunset Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach:
    • 47.218153, -122.572627
    • 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 Sunset Beach
  • 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 Sunset Beach ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Sunset Beach.

There are four communities within Washington that are also named Sunset Beach.

Beyond Washington, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Grays Harbor County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Island County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Island County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Mason County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mason County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Thurston County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunset Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Beach lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Sunset Beach lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orange County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of Sunset Beach [Santa Cruz County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,525 miles [4,063.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,522 miles [4,058.8 km] to the east southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Hawaii
      • This Sunset Beach lies 2,642 miles [4,251.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Sunset Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Cape May County and lies 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Gloucester County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Sunset Beach.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Orleans County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sunset Beach.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,449 miles [3,941.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sunset Beach lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Dodge County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Sunset Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Beach ...

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.

  • Castlenook ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlenook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlenook
    • Castlenook is located in Pierce County
  • Clover Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
    • Clover Park is located in Pierce County
  • Fox Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gertrude
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
    • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
  • Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Pierce County
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
  • Pioneer
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Pierce County
  • Ponders Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
    • Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)

How Far From Sunset Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunset Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Beach to Olympia, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.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 '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- Sunset Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2182, Longitude: -122.5726       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sunset Beach 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sunset Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.054 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.619 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.945 degrees.




 

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