Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baring
- 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 Baring:
- 47.772878, -121.486145
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Baring
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Baring is near Snohomish County and also Chelan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- eBird sighting report for Chelan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Baring ...
We found three communities that share the name Baring.
Within Washington, the name Baring is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Missouri
- Saskatchewan
- This Baring lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Baring that is located in King County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baring ...
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.
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Gold Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Bar
- Gold Bar is located in Snohomish County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Bar <3>
- Grotto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
- Grotto is located in King County
- Index
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Index is located in Snohomish County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <3>
- Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - May Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Startup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Sultan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
- Sultan is located in Snohomish County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <3>
How Far From Baring 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 Baring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baring and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baring to Seattle, with an average speed<4> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7729, Longitude: -121.4861 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Baring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.19 degrees. |