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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cascade Valley:
    • 47.134586, -119.328080
    • 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 Cascade Valley
  • 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 Cascade Valley ...

We found one communities that share the name Cascade Valley.

Within Washington, the name Cascade Valley is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Cascade Valley is located in Broome County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cascade Valley that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Cascade Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cascade Valley ...

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.

  • Lakeview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Grant County
  • Lakeview Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
    • Lakeview Park is located in Grant County
  • Mae
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
    • Mae is located in Grant County
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Grant County
  • Moody
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Adams County
  • Moses Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Royal City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Soap Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Cascade Valley 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 Cascade Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ephrata, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cascade Valley to Ephrata, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 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 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cascade Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cascade Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cascade Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1346, Longitude: -119.3281       In this case, the coordinates for Cascade Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cascade Valley 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 338.373 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.502 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.837 degrees.




 

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