Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lower Elwha:
  • 48.144256, -123.552690
  • 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 Lower Elwha

• 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
  • Since Lower Elwha is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Lower Elwha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Elwha ...

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.

• Crane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crane is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Crescent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Crescent is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Joyce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Joyce is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <1>
• Little Oklahoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Olympic Hot Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Olympic Hot Springs is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hot Springs
• Rocky Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Snug Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Whiskey Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
• Windy Arm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm

How Far From Lower Elwha 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 Lower Elwha to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Elwha and extending to:

• Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Elwha to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 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 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'