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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 Aloha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aloha 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 Aloha:
- 47.200918, -124.167956
- 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 Aloha
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Aloha is near Jefferson County and also Pacific 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 Pacific 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 Aloha
Communities Also Named Aloha ...
We found three communities that are also named Aloha.
Within Washington, the name Aloha is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Grant Parish
- This Aloha is located in Grant Parish and lies 1,971 miles [3,172 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aloha that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Aloha.
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- This Aloha is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<1> to the east of the Aloha that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Aloha.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Aloha is located in Washington County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Aloha that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Aloha.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aloha ...
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.
- Burrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Gray Gables
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Humptulips
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Springs is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Ocean Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tulips
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulips
How Far From Aloha 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 Aloha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aloha and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aloha to Montesano, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east (E). 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 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aloha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Aloha 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 Aloha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2009, Longitude: -124.1680 In this case, the coordinates for Aloha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.998 degrees. |
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