Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ketchum:
  • 48.284545, -122.344044
  • 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 Ketchum

• 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Lake Ketchum is near Skagit County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Ketchum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Ketchum ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • English Boom is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
• Fish Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Juniper Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
• Maple Grove Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
• Milltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Norman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norman is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Terrys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrys Corner is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
• Warm Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach

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

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

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Ketchum to Everett, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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 6,729 miles [10,829.3 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 7,490 miles [12,054 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'