Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Helsing Junction:
  • 46.805933, -123.122085
  • 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 Helsing Junction

• 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 Helsing Junction is near Grays Harbor County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Helsing Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Helsing Junction ...

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 north)
  • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Bunker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bunker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cedarville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Delphi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Delphi is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Grand Mound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grand Mound is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <1>
• Independence
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Littlerock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlerock is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <1>
• Mays ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mays is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Maytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maytown is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Michigan Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill

How Far From Helsing Junction 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 Helsing Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Helsing Junction and extending to:

• Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Helsing Junction to Olympia, with an average speed<3> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 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 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 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 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'