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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 Long Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Long Beach:
    • 46.352000, -124.054441
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Long Beach
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Long Beach ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Long Beach.

There is one other community in Washington which is also named Long Beach.

Beyond Washington, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Long Beach [Pierce County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Long Beach.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Long Beach is located in LaPorte County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Long Beach.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Long Beach is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,560 miles [4,119.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Long Beach.
      • York County
      • This Long Beach is located in York County and lies 2,578 miles [4,148.9 km] to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Long Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Long Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Long Beach.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Long Beach [Essex County].
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Beach [Muskegon County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pope County
      • This Long Beach is located in Pope County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Long Beach.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Long Beach is located in Harrison County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Long Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Long Beach is located in Taney County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Long Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Long Beach.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Long Beach is located in Nassau County and lies 2,512 miles [4,042.7 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Long Beach.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Long Beach [Queens County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Long Beach lies 3,178 miles [5,114.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Long Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Long Beach.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Long Beach lies 2,977 miles [4,791 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Long Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<2> to the east of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Long Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Long Beach lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Pacific County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.

  • Breakers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Breakers is located in Pacific County
  • Chinook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oceanside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
    • Oceanside is located in Pacific County
  • Oceanview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
    • Oceanview is located in Pacific County
  • Oysterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seaview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stringtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Pacific County
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Clatsop County (OR)

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

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

  • South Bend, which is the Seat of Pacific County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Long Beach to South Bend, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Long Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3520, Longitude: -124.0544    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Long Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.964 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.975 degrees.




 

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