Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dryad:
  • 46.636768, -123.251254
  • 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 Dryad

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Dryad is near Pacific County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific 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 Dryad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dryad ...

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.

• Bunker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bunker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cedarville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Elk Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Firdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Firdale is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
• Frances
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frances is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Globe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Independence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Mays ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mays is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Michigan Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill
• Wildwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dryad and extending to:

• Chehalis, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dryad to Chehalis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'