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

When in Aberdeen Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aberdeen Junction 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 Aberdeen Junction:
    • 46.978705, -123.762943
    • 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 Aberdeen Junction
  • 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 Aberdeen Junction ...

We found three communities that share the name Aberdeen Junction.

Within Washington, the name Aberdeen Junction is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aberdeen Junction that is located in Grays Harbor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Aberdeen Junction.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Aberdeen Junction is located in Holmes County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aberdeen Junction that is located in Grays Harbor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Aberdeen Junction.
      • Monroe 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 Mississippi community of Aberdeen Junction [Monroe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aberdeen Junction ...

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.

  • Brady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Burrows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
    • Burrows is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Fuller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Gray Gables
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
    • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Grays Harbor City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
    • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Junction City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Melbourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
    • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Pilgrim Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
    • Pilgrim Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Tulips
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulips have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulips
    • Tulips is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Grays Harbor County

How Far From Aberdeen Junction 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 community such as Aberdeen Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies just to the East.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Aberdeen Junction to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 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 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.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 from Point A (ie- Aberdeen Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberdeen Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9787, Longitude: -123.7629       In this case, the coordinates for Aberdeen Junction 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Aberdeen Junction 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 Aberdeen Junction 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 342.033 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.745 degrees.









 

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