|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delphi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delphi 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 Delphi:
- 46.978986, -123.018754
- 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 Delphi
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Delphi is near Mason County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Delphi
Communities Also Named Delphi ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Delphi.
Within Washington, the name Delphi is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas 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 Colorado community of Delphi [Las Animas County].
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Delphi is located in Carroll County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<2> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Delphi.
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Delphi [Cowley County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Delphi.
- New York
- Onondaga 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 New York community of Delphi [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
- Alleghany 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 North Carolina community of Delphi [Alleghany County].
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Delphi is located in Huron County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<2> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Delphi.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Delphi is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km]<2> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Delphi.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Delphi [Edgefield County].
- Tennessee
- Sequatchie County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sequatchie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Delphi.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Delphi is located in Nicholas County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<2> to the east of the Delphi that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Delphi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delphi ...
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.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Gravelly Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
- Littlerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshville is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Plumb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tumwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Delphi 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 Delphi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delphi and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Delphi to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Delphi 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 from Point A (ie- Delphi) 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 Delphi, 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 Delphi 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 Delphi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9790, Longitude: -123.0188 In this case, the coordinates for Delphi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.025 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.255 degrees. |
|
|