Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grays River:
  • 46.356036, -123.608876
  • 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 Grays River

• 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 Wahkiakum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
  • Since Grays River is near Pacific County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Grays River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays River ...

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.

• Deep River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deep River
  • From Grays River to Deep River
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Fern Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fern Hill is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
• Frances
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Frances is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Globe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Globe is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Navy Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Tongue Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
• Tongue Point Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village

How Far From Grays River 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 Grays River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grays River and extending to:

• Cathlamet, which is the Seat of Wahkiakum County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grays River to Cathlamet, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'