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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 Madrona Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madrona Beach 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 Madrona Beach:
- 48.217321, -122.534050
- 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 Madrona 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 Madrona 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 Madrona Beach
Communities Also Named Madrona Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Madrona Beach.
There is one other community in Washington that is also named Madrona Beach.
Beyond Washington.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Thurston County
- This Madrona Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Madrona Beach that is located in Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Madrona Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madrona 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.
- Captains Choice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Captains Choice is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Coupeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English Boom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- English Boom is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
- Indian Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Juniper Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Maple Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
- Rockaway Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Sunset Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Terrys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Corner is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
How Far From Madrona Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Madrona Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madrona Beach and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies just to the West.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Madrona Beach 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 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Madrona Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Madrona Beach 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 Madrona Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2173, Longitude: -122.5340 In this case, the coordinates for Madrona Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.845 degrees. |
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