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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 Issaquah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Issaquah 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 Issaquah:
    • 47.538073, -122.036405
    • 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 Issaquah
  • 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
    • Since Issaquah is near Snohomish County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Issaquah

Curious and Interesting Names Near Issaquah ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mountain is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Coal Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coal Creek is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Cougar Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cougar Hills is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Hills
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Fall City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • High Point is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • High Valley is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Lake Desire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Desire is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desire
  • Maple Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Hills is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
  • Maple Valley Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maplewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
    • May Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • May Creek is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
    • Mint Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mint Grove is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Grove
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Robinswood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinswood is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood

How Far From Issaquah to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Issaquah to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Issaquah to Seattle, with an average speed<3> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Issaquah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Issaquah 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 Issaquah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5381, Longitude: -122.0364    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.625 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.137 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.569 degrees.