Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Disque:
  • 48.138977, -123.770477
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Disque

• 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Clallam 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Disque ...

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.

• Crescent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Clallam County
• Joyce
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Joyce is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <2>
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Clallam County
• Olympic Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hot Springs
  • Olympic Hot Springs is located in Clallam County
• Shadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow
  • Shadow is located in Clallam County
• Snug Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County
• Twin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Twin is located in Clallam County
• Windy Arm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Arm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm
  • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Disque and extending to:

• Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Disque to Port Angeles, with an average speed<5> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 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 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Disque. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/