Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Olympia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Olympia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Olympia
- 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 Olympia:
- 46.968071, -122.836486
- 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 East Olympia
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since East Olympia is near Pierce County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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 East Olympia ...
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.
- Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Chain Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Hill
- Chain Hill is located in Thurston County
- Fir Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kellys Korner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Lacey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <2>
- Marshville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Thurston County
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mushroom Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mushroom Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Corner
- Mushroom Corner is located in Thurston County
- Plumb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Tumwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
- Tumwater is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <2>
- Union Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill
- Union Mill is located in Thurston County
How Far From East Olympia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Olympia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Olympia and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from East Olympia to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Olympia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Olympia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Olympia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9681, Longitude: -122.8365 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Olympia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.136 degrees. |