Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lona Beach:
  • 48.204265, -122.446545
  • 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 Lona Beach

• 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
  • Since Lona Beach is near Snohomish County and also Skagit 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 Skagit 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 Lona Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lona Beach ...

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 north)
  • English Boom is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
• Florence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Florence is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Indian Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
• Juniper Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
• Maple Grove Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
• Rockaway Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
• Sunset Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Terrys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Terrys Corner is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
• Warm Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach

How Far From Lona Beach 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 Lona Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lona Beach to Coupeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 2,324 miles [3,740.1 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 6,736 miles [10,840.5 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 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'