Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canterwood:
  • 47.375097, -122.589298
  • 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 Canterwood

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterwood ...

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.

• Castlenook ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Castlenook is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlenook
• Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Forest Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
• Gig Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <1>
• Glencove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glencove is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
• Harbor Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Portage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Portage is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
• Purdy
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Purdy is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sunrise Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Sunshine Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
• Swede Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Swede Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Canterwood to ...

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

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

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canterwood to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'