Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carnation:
  • 47.649392, -121.913299
  • 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 Carnation

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Since Carnation is near Snohomish County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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 Carnation

Communities Also Named Carnation ...

We found one communities that are also named Carnation.

Within Washington, the name Carnation is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Carnation in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Washington County
    • This Carnation is located in Washington County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carnation that is located in King County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Carnation.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carnation ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fall City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fall City is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall City <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall City
  • From Carnation to Fall City
• High Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • High Point is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Mint Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mint Grove is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Grove
• Novelty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Novelty is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Spring Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Glen is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spring Glen
  • From Carnation to Spring Glen
• Stillwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

How Far From Carnation 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 city such as Carnation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carnation and extending to:

• Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Carnation to Seattle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 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 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'