Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cathlapotle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cathlapotle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cathlapotle
- 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 Cathlapotle:
- 45.848448, -122.774824
- 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 Cathlapotle
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Cathlapotle is near Columbia County and also Cowlitz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Cowlitz 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cathlapotle ...
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.
- Bachelor Flat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelor Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor Flat
- Bachelor Flat is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Clark County
- Deer Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
- Deer Island is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Island <2>
- Dollar's Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
- Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - King Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- King Corner is located in Clark County
- Knapp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Knapp Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Landing
- Knapp Landing is located in Clark County
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Clark County
How Far From Cathlapotle 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 Cathlapotle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cathlapotle once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cathlapotle and extending to:
- Vancouver, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cathlapotle to Vancouver, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cathlapotle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cathlapotle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cathlapotle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8484, Longitude: -122.7748 In this case, the coordinates for Cathlapotle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cathlapotle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.665 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.166 degrees. |