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

When in Gold Bar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gold Bar 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 Gold Bar:
    • 47.856465, -121.696630
    • 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 Gold Bar
  • 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 Gold Bar ...

We found four communities that share the name Gold Bar.

Within Washington, the name Gold Bar is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Gold Bar lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gold Bar that is located in Snohomish County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Gold Bar lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the north of the Gold Bar that is located in Snohomish County.
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Gold Bar [Lewis and Clark County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Gold Bar [Nye County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Bar ...

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.

  • Echo Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
    • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Forest Glade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • Galena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Snohomish County
  • Grotto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
    • Grotto is located in King County
  • High Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
    • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
  • Index
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
    • Index is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Index <5>
  • May Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
    • May Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Novelty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
    • Novelty is located in King County
  • Startup
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
    • Startup is located in Snohomish County
  • Stillwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in King County
  • Sultan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <5>
  • Three Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
    • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Woods Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
    • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County

How Far From Gold Bar 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 city such as Gold Bar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Bar to Everett, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 2,290 miles [3,685.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Bar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gold Bar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Bar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8565, Longitude: -121.6966    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gold Bar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Gold Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Gold Bar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.359 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.845 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.321 degrees.









 

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