Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Entiat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Entiat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Entiat
- 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 Entiat:
- 47.662908, -120.223688
- 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 Entiat
- 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Entiat is near Chelan County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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
Communities Also Named Entiat ...
We found one communities that share the name Entiat.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Entiat.
Beyond Washington.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Chelan County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Entiat.
- Chelan County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Entiat ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
- Appleyard is located in Chelan County
- Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
- Greens Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
- Maplecreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
- Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
- Monitor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Monitor is located in Chelan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monitor <2>
- Olds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Stayman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunny Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
- Sunnybank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sunnyslope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
- Terrace Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace Park is located in Douglas County
How Far From Entiat 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 Entiat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Entiat once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Entiat and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Entiat to Colville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,222 miles [3,576 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 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 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Entiat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Entiat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Entiat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6629, Longitude: -120.2237 In this case, the coordinates for Entiat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Entiat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.135 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.416 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.373 degrees. |