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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 Delta Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction:
- 48.013152, -122.188747
- 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 Delta Junction
- 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- Since Delta Junction is near King County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Delta Junction
Communities Also Named Delta Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Delta Junction.
Within Washington, the name Delta Junction is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Delta Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Delta Junction lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Delta Junction that is located in Snohomish County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta Junction ...
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.
- Casino Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Casino Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Corner
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Everett Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everett Junction is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Junction
- Intercity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Intercity is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
- John Sam Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- Marysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mission Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Priest Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Shaker Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
How Far From Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delta Junction and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Delta Junction to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 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 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delta Junction) 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 Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0132, Longitude: -122.1887 In this case, the coordinates for Delta Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.633 degrees. |
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