Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grand Mound:
  • 46.811646, -123.012871
  • 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 Grand Mound

• 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
  • Since Grand Mound is near Lewis County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Grand Mound

Communities Also Named Grand Mound ...

We found one communities that are also named Grand Mound.

Within Washington, the name Grand Mound is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Grand Mound in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Clinton County
    • This Grand Mound is located in Clinton County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east of the Grand Mound that is located in Thurston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Grand Mound.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Mound ...

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.

• Bordeaux ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bordeaux
  • From Grand Mound to Bordeaux
• Bunker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Chain Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chain Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Hill
• Delphi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Delphi is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Independence
  • From Grand Mound to Independence
• Littlerock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Littlerock is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Littlerock
  • From Grand Mound to Littlerock
• Maytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maytown is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Michigan Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill
• Plumb
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plumb is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb

How Far From Grand Mound 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 Grand Mound to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Mound to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,355 miles [3,790 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 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 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 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'