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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 Lamberts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamberts Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lamberts Corner:
- 47.003430, -122.965698
- 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 Lamberts Corner
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Lamberts Corner is near Mason County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Lamberts Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamberts Corner ...
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.
- Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delphi is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Gravelly Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Littlerock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshville is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maytown is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Plumb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Sunrise Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tumwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Lamberts Corner 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 Lamberts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lamberts Corner and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lamberts Corner to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 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 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamberts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lamberts Corner 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 Lamberts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0034, Longitude: -122.9657 In this case, the coordinates for Lamberts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.218 degrees. |
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