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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 Davis Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis Terrace 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 Davis Terrace:
- 46.134557, -122.896500
- 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 Davis Terrace
- 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 Cowlitz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Since Davis Terrace is near Columbia County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Davis Terrace
Communities Also Named Davis Terrace ...
We found one communities that are also named Davis Terrace.
Within Washington, the name Davis Terrace is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Davis Terrace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Davis Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,521 miles [4,057.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Davis Terrace that is located in Cowlitz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Davis Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Terrace ...
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.
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Evergreen Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Fern Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rose Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Sandy Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
- Trojan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trojan is located in Columbia County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
How Far From Davis Terrace 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 Davis Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davis Terrace and extending to:
- Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Davis Terrace to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,878 miles [11,069.1 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 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Davis Terrace 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 Davis Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1346, Longitude: -122.8965 In this case, the coordinates for Davis Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.229 degrees. |
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