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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 Forest Glade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Glade and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest Glade:
    • 47.982027, -121.973333
    • 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 Forest Glade
  • 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
    • Since Forest Glade is near King County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Forest Glade

Communities Also Named Forest Glade ...

We found four communities that are also named Forest Glade.

Within Washington, the name Forest Glade is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Forest Glade is located in Calvert County and lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Glade that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Forest Glade.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Forest Glade lies 2,651 miles [4,266.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Glade that is located in Snohomish County.
    • Ontario
      • This Forest Glade lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Glade that is located in Snohomish County.
    • Texas
      • Limestone County
      • This Forest Glade is located in Limestone County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Glade that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Forest Glade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Glade ...

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.

  • Bromart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
  • Delta Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Delta Junction is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Junction
  • Everett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Everett Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Everett Junction is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Junction
  • Granite Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • High Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
  • Jordan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Marysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Robe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Robe is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe
  • Silver Firs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sultan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
  • Woods Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Glade and extending to:

  • Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Glade to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 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 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Glade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Forest Glade 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 Forest Glade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9820, Longitude: -121.9733    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.123 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.493 degrees.