Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ayock:
  • 47.507315, -123.056822
  • 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 Ayock

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Ayock is near Kitsap County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Ayock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ayock ...

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.

• Duckabush
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
• Forest Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Beach is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
• Hintzville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hintzville is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hintzville
• Holly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Hoodsport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoodsport is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoodsport <1>
• Potlatch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Potlatch is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <1>
• Rose Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Point is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
• Sunbeach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbeach is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeach
• Sunset Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Union ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Shelton, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ayock to Shelton, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 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 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'