Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arletta:
  • 47.290097, -122.667631
  • 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 Arletta

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Arletta is near Kitsap County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Arletta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arletta ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Castlenook is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlenook
• Forest Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
• Fox Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Island is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Island <1>
• Gertrude
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Gig Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <1>
• Glencove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencove is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
• Harbor Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Home is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
• Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sunrise Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Sunshine Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
• Swede Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swede Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill

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

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

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arletta to Tacoma, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,337 miles [3,761 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 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 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'