Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fort Nisqually, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Nisqually and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Nisqually

• 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 Nisqually:
  • 47.302876, -122.528183
  • 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 Nisqually

• 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 Nisqually is near King County and also Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Nisqually

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Nisqually ...

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.

• Castlenook ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Castlenook is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlenook
• Dash Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
• Fox Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Island is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Island <1>
• Gig Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gig Harbor is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gig Harbor <1>
• Harbor Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sunset Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Swede Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swede Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
• University Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <1>

How Far From Fort Nisqually 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 Fort Nisqually to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Nisqually and extending to:

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Nisqually to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 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 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 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 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'