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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 Granite Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls:
    • 48.083390, -121.969353
    • 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 Granite Falls
  • 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 Granite Falls ...

We found five communities that share the name Granite Falls.

There is one other community in Washington which is also named Granite Falls.

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

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Chelan County
      • This Granite Falls is located in Chelan County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Granite Falls that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Granite Falls.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Granite Falls lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Granite Falls that is located in Snohomish County.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall 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 Kansas community of Granite Falls [Marshall County].
    • Minnesota
      • Yellow Medicine County
      • This Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the east of the Granite Falls that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Granite Falls.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the east of the Granite Falls that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Granite Falls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite Falls ...

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.

  • Delta Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Junction
    • Delta Junction is located in Snohomish County
  • English
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Snohomish County
  • Everett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
  • Forest Glade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • John Sam Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Sam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
    • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Snohomish County
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Robe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe
    • Robe is located in Snohomish County
  • Shaker Church
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
    • Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
  • Smokey Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Three Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
    • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Totem Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
    • Totem Park is located in Snohomish County

How Far From Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Granite Falls to Everett, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,302 miles [3,704.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Falls. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granite Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0834, Longitude: -121.9694    
<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 Granite Falls 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Granite Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.594 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.13 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.482 degrees.




 

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