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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 Fort Lewis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Lewis 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 Fort Lewis:
- 47.091438, -122.594598
- 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 Fort Lewis
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Fort Lewis is near Thurston County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fort Lewis
Communities Also Named Fort Lewis ...
We found two communities that are also named Fort Lewis.
Within Washington, the name Fort Lewis is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Fort Lewis [La Plata County].
- Virginia
- Bath County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fort Lewis [Bath County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Lewis ...
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.
- Clover Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
- Fern Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Gertrude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Loveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loveland is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Mock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mock City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mushroom Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mushroom Corner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Corner
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Ponders Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Union Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill
- University Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Fort Lewis 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 Fort Lewis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort Lewis and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Lewis to Tacoma, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,334 miles [3,756.2 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 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 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fort Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Lewis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fort Lewis 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 Fort Lewis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0914, Longitude: -122.5946 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.968 degrees. |
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