Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kamilche:
  • 47.130373, -123.097927
  • 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 Kamilche

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Kamilche is near Thurston County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Kamilche

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kamilche ...

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.

• Agate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Agate is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
• Delphi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Delphi is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Edgewater Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Garden City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Graham Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham Point is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Point
• Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Gravelly Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
• Hillgrove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillgrove is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
• Marshville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshville is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Sine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
• Sunrise Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Sunset Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kamilche and extending to:

• Shelton, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Kamilche to Olympia, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 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 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'