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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 Axford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axford 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 Axford:
- 47.195143, -123.946713
- 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 Axford
- 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 Axford is near Mason County and also Pacific County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Axford
Communities Also Named Axford ...
We found one communities that are also named Axford.
Within Washington, the name Axford is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Axford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Wasco County
- This Axford is located in Wasco County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Axford that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Axford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axford ...
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.
- Aloha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aloha is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
- Burrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Gray Gables
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Humptulips
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Springs is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Ocean Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Sunset Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tulips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulips
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Axford 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 Axford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Axford and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Axford to Montesano, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 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 6,824 miles [10,982.2 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 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Axford) 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 Axford 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 Axford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1951, Longitude: -123.9467 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.197 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.945 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.852 degrees. |
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