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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 Lake Forest Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park:
    • 47.756641, -122.280639
    • 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 Lake Forest Park
  • 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 Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park

Communities Also Named Lake Forest Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Lake Forest Park.

Within Washington, the name Lake Forest Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Lake Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lake Forest Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Lake Forest Park.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Lake Forest Park is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Forest Park that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lake Forest Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Forest Park ...

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 Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Park is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Cedar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Echo Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Echo Lake is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Firdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Firdale is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
  • Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mapleleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapleleaf is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleleaf
  • Meadow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moorlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorlands is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
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How Far From Lake Forest Park 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 city such as Lake Forest Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Forest Park and extending to:

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Forest Park to Seattle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,317 miles [3,728.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 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 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Forest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7566, Longitude: -122.2806    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.395 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.713 degrees.