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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 Headquarters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Headquarters and the surrounding area.
- 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 Headquarters:
- 46.248169, -122.792055
- 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 Headquarters
- 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 Cowlitz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Since Headquarters is near Columbia County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Headquarters
Communities Also Named Headquarters ...
We found five communities that are also named Headquarters.
Within Washington, the name Headquarters is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- This Headquarters is located in Navajo County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Headquarters that is located in Cowlitz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Headquarters.
- British Columbia
- This Headquarters lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Headquarters that is located in Cowlitz County.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Headquarters is located in Clearwater County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east of the Headquarters that is located in Cowlitz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Headquarters.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas County
- This Headquarters is located in Nicholas County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<1> to the east of the Headquarters that is located in Cowlitz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Headquarters.
- Nebraska
- Wheeler County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Headquarters [Wheeler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Headquarters ...
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.
- Castle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Evergreen Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Kid Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kid Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid Valley
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rose Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Sandy Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Headquarters to ...
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 Headquarters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Headquarters and extending to:
- Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Headquarters to Kelso, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). 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 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 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 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Headquarters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Headquarters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Headquarters to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Headquarters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2482, Longitude: -122.7921 In this case, the coordinates for Headquarters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.726 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.153 degrees. |
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