Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Alderwood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alderwood Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alderwood Manor

• 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 Alderwood Manor:
  • 47.822041, -122.282075
  • 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 Alderwood Manor

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Alderwood Manor is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Alderwood Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alderwood Manor ...

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.

• Cedar Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Echo Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Lake is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Firdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Firdale is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
• Harbour Pointe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
• Lake Stickney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
• Martha Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
• Meadowdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Moorlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moorlands is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
• Murphys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Picnic Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Picnic Point is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picnic Point
• Ronald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ronald is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
• Serene
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Serene is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
• Shoreline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <1>
• Thrashers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alderwood Manor and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alderwood Manor to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 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 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'