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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 Cowlitz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz:
- 46.458719, -122.842617
- 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 Cowlitz
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Cowlitz is near Cowlitz County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Cowlitz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowlitz ...
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.
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Castle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Headquarters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Headquarters is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Kid Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kid Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid Valley
- Marys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marys Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Corner
- Sandy Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Cowlitz 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 community such as Cowlitz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cowlitz and extending to:
- Chehalis, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cowlitz to Chehalis, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 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 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowlitz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4587, Longitude: -122.8426 In this case, the coordinates for Cowlitz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.173 degrees. |
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