Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Birch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Birch
- 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 Birch:
- 47.224546, -121.969278
- 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 Birch
- 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 Birch is near Pierce County and also Kittitas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- eBird sighting report for Kittitas 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 Birch ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Birch.
Within Washington, the name Birch is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Birch [Anderson County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Birch [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Birch [Baraga County].
- Marquette County
- This Birch is located in Marquette County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<2> to the east of the Birch that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Birch.
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Northwest Territories
- This Birch lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Birch that is located in King County.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Birch is located in Ashland County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<2> to the east of the Birch that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Birch.
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Birch [Chippewa County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <4>
- Cedarview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in King County
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in King County
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in King County
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in King County
- Henrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Maple Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <4>
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Orchard Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Orchard Grove is located in King County
- Page
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Prairie Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in King County
- Wilderness Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
- Wilderness Village is located in King County
How Far From Birch 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 Birch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birch and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birch to Seattle, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Birch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2245, Longitude: -121.9693 In this case, the coordinates for Birch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Birch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Birch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.554 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.039 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.549 degrees. |