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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 Hollywood Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach:
    • 47.927635, -120.212581
    • 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 Hollywood Beach
  • 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
    • Since Hollywood Beach is near Douglas County and also Okanogan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan 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 Hollywood Beach

Communities Also Named Hollywood Beach ...

We found three communities that are also named Hollywood Beach.

Within Washington, the name Hollywood Beach is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Ventura County
      • This Hollywood Beach is located in Ventura County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Chelan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Hollywood Beach.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Hollywood Beach is located in Bay County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Chelan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Hollywood Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Hollywood Beach is located in Cecil County and lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hollywood Beach that is located in Chelan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Hollywood Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollywood Beach ...

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.

  • Dyer ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dyer is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Granite Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Greens Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
  • Howard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Howard is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Maplecreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
  • Mud Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
  • Stayman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stayman is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
  • Sunnybank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank

How Far From Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wenatchee, which is the Seat of Chelan County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hollywood Beach to Wenatchee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 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 7,483 miles [12,042.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollywood Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hollywood Beach 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 Hollywood Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9276, Longitude: -120.2126       In this case, the coordinates for Hollywood Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.138 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.436 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.343 degrees.