Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Discovery Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Discovery Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Discovery Junction

• 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 Discovery Junction:
  • 47.993701, -122.874614
  • 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 Discovery 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Discovery Junction is near Clallam County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Discovery Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Discovery 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.

• Beaver Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Discovery Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glen Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Happy Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Happy Valley is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Irondale ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Marrowstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marrowstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowstone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrowstone <1>
• Mats Mats
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
• Port Discovery ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
• Woodmans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodmans is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans

How Far From Discovery 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 Discovery Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Discovery Junction and extending to:

• Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Discovery Junction to Port Townsend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 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 6,756 miles [10,872.7 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 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'