Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Azwell:
  • 47.937085, -119.876453
  • 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 Azwell

• 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
  • Since Azwell is near Douglas County and also Okanogan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan 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 Azwell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Azwell ...

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.

• Dyer ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Granite Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
• Greens Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Maplecreek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
• Mud Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
• Rocky Butte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
• Stayman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stayman is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
• Sunnybank
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Azwell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Azwell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Azwell and extending to:

• Wenatchee, which is the Seat of Chelan County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Azwell to Wenatchee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'