Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lakedale:
  • 47.254007, -121.057309
  • 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 Lakedale

• 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 Kittitas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
  • Since Lakedale is near King County and also Yakima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima 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 Lakedale

Communities Also Named Lakedale ...

We found two communities that are also named Lakedale.

There is one other community in Washington that is also named Lakedale.

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

• Communities Located In Washington ...
  • San Juan County
    • This Lakedale is located in San Juan County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakedale that is located in Kittitas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Lakedale.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Cumberland County
    • This Lakedale is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lakedale that is located in Kittitas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lakedale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakedale ...

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.

• American River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • American River is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American River
• Cabin Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
• Horlick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Horlick is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
• Lavender
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavender is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Former names for Liberty:
  • Meaghersville
  • Williams Creek
• Martin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Nelson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nelson is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Ronald
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ronald is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronald <2>
• Stampede
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stampede is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede

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

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

• Ellensburg, which is the Seat of Kittitas County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakedale to Ellensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). 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 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 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 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'