Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carlyon Beach:
  • 47.179540, -122.939866
  • 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 Carlyon Beach

• 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
  • Since Carlyon Beach is near Mason County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Carlyon Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlyon Beach ...

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.

• Agate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Agate is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
• Edgewater Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Graham Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Graham Point is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Point
• Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grant is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Gravelly Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
• Little Hoquiam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Hoquiam is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hoquiam
• Longbranch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longbranch is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longbranch <1>
• Marshville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marshville is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Sunrise Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Sunset Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

• Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carlyon Beach to Olympia, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,350 miles [3,782 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 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 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'