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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Wenatchee Bench, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Wenatchee Bench and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wenatchee Bench:
- 47.425683, -120.281182
- 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 Wenatchee Bench
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since East Wenatchee Bench is near Chelan County and also Kittitas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas 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 Wenatchee Bench
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Wenatchee Bench ...
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.
- Appleyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appleyard is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Rock Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunnyslope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Terrace Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terrace Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Voltage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Voltage is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltage
How Far From East Wenatchee Bench 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 East Wenatchee Bench 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 Wenatchee Bench and extending to:
- Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Wenatchee Bench to Waterville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 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 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Wenatchee Bench) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wenatchee Bench to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Wenatchee Bench. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4257, Longitude: -120.2812 In this case, the coordinates for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.17 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.431 degrees. |
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