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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 Agnew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agnew and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Agnew:
    • 48.105648, -123.248514
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Agnew
  • 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
    • Since Agnew is near Jefferson County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Agnew

Communities Also Named Agnew ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Agnew.

Within Washington, the name Agnew is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Agnew, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Agnew is located in Santa Clara County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the south of the Agnew that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Agnew.
    • Florida
      • Marion 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 Florida community of Agnew [Marion County].
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Agnew is located in Whiteside County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<1> to the east of the Agnew that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Agnew.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Agnew is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the east of the Agnew that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Agnew.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Agnew is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the east of the Agnew that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Agnew.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Allegheny County].
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Beaver County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Agnew is located in Fayette County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the east of the Agnew that is located in Clallam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Agnew.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland 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 Wisconsin community of Agnew [Ashland County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 8,811 miles [14,179.9 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Agnew

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agnew ...

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.

  • Crane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Crane is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Discovery Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
  • Discovery Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Discovery Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Junction
  • Happy Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • King Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • King Hill is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • Little Oklahoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Port Discovery ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
  • River Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • River Road is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Whiskey Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
  • Windy Arm
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm

How Far From Agnew 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 Agnew to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies just to the West.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Agnew to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Agnew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Agnew 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>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.
<4>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 Agnew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agnew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1056, Longitude: -123.2485       In this case, the coordinates for Agnew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.361 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.326 degrees.