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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 Concrete, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concrete and the surrounding area.
- 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 Concrete:
- 48.538958, -121.752095
- 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 Concrete
- 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 Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- Since Concrete is near Snohomish County and also Whatcom 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 Whatcom 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 Concrete
Communities Also Named Concrete ...
We found seven communities that are also named Concrete.
Within Washington, the name Concrete is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Concrete [Tallapoosa County].
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Concrete is located in Fremont County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Concrete that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Concrete.
- Idaho
- Washington County
- This Concrete is located in Washington County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Concrete that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Concrete.
- North Dakota
- Pembina County
- This Concrete is located in Pembina County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<2> to the east of the Concrete that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Concrete.
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This Concrete is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Concrete that is located in Skagit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Concrete.
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Concrete.
- Wilson County
- This community is historic and although located in Wilson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Concrete.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Concrete ...
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.
- Birdsview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birdsview is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview
- Cokedale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cokedale is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Corkindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corkindale is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkindale
- Day Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Day Creek is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Creek
- Hazel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazel is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Marblemount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Portage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Portage is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Heaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Horse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White Horse is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Concrete 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 town such as Concrete to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Concrete and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Concrete to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,292 miles [3,688.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 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 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Concrete could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Concrete) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Concrete, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Concrete to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Concrete. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5390, Longitude: -121.7521 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.434 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.301 degrees. |
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