Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lucerne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lucerne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lucerne
- 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 Lucerne:
- 48.202359, -120.591208
- 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 Lucerne
- 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Since Lucerne is near Okanogan County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Okanogan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lucerne ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Lucerne.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Lucerne.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Lucerne lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lucerne that is located in Chelan County.
- California
- Kings County
- This Lucerne is located in Kings County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the south of the Lucerne that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Lucerne.
- Lake County
- This Lucerne is located in Lake County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the south of the Lucerne that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lucerne.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Rooks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lucerne [Rooks County].
- Sheridan County
- This Lucerne is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lucerne that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Lucerne.
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lucerne.
- Knox County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lucerne [Knox County].
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Lucerne lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lucerne that is located in Chelan County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucerne ...
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.
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
- Greens Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
- Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Plain is located in Chelan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain <5>
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lucerne 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 Lucerne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucerne and extending to:
- Wenatchee, which is the Seat of Chelan County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lucerne to Wenatchee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucerne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucerne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lucerne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2024, Longitude: -120.5912 In this case, the coordinates for Lucerne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lucerne 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lucerne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lucerne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.462 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.826 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.566 degrees. |