Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Cathlamet:
  • 46.196777, -123.366794
  • 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 East Cathlamet

• 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 Wahkiakum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
  • Since East Cathlamet is near Clatsop County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 East Cathlamet

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Cathlamet ...

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.

• Coal Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
• Eagle Cliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Eden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
• Flandersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
• Grays River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays River is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grays River <1>
• Kerry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kerry is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
• Marshland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshland is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Mist
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
• Neverstill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Neverstill is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
• Sleepy Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Swedetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swedetown is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown

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

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

• Cathlamet, which is the Seat of Wahkiakum County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from East Cathlamet to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 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 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'