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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 Juniper Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniper 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 Juniper Beach:
    • 48.230061, -122.405405
    • 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 Juniper 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
    • Since Juniper Beach is near Snohomish County and also Skagit 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 Skagit 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 Juniper Beach

Communities Also Named Juniper Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named Juniper Beach.

Within Washington, the name Juniper Beach is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Juniper Beach in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the east of the Juniper Beach that is located in Island County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Juniper Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper 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.

  • English Boom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • English Boom is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Beach is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Maple Grove Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
  • Milltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milltown is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Norman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Rockaway Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Sunset Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Terrys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Terrys Corner is located in Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
  • Warm Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach

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

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

  • Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Juniper Beach to Coupeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Juniper 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 Juniper 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 Juniper Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2301, Longitude: -122.4054    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.962 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.563 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.758 degrees.