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 Gray Gables:
47.011476, -124.006935
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.
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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found two communities that share the name Gray Gables.
Within Washington, the name Gray Gables is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,586 miles [4,161.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gray Gables that is located in Grays Harbor County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gray Gables.
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
This Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County and lies 2,608 miles [4,197.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gray Gables that is located in Grays Harbor County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Gray Gables.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray Gables ...
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.
Burrows (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Gray Gables to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gray Gables and extending to:
Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gray Gables to Montesano, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 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 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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 from Point A (ie- Gray Gables) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gray Gables. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0115, Longitude: -124.0069 In this case, the coordinates for Gray Gables have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gray Gables to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.238 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.985 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.904 degrees.