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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 Lochsloy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lochsloy 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 Lochsloy:
- 48.05373, -122.030772
- 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 Lochsloy
- 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 Lochsloy is near King County and also Island 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 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 Lochsloy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lochsloy ...
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.
- Delta Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delta Junction is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Junction
- English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Everett Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Everett Junction is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Junction
- Forest Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- John Sam Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Priest Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Robe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robe is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe
- Shaker Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
- Smokey Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Three Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Totem Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
How Far From Lochsloy 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 Lochsloy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lochsloy and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lochsloy to Everett, 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 80 miles [128.7 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 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 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 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 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- Lochsloy) 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 Lochsloy 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 Lochsloy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0537, Longitude: -122.0308 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.525 degrees. |
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