Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Markham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Markham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Markham
- 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 Markham:
- 46.905369, -123.997670
- 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 Markham
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Markham is near Pacific County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pacific 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 Markham ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Markham.
Within Washington, the name Markham is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Markham [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Markham is located in Seminole County and lies 2,595 miles [4,176.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Markham.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Markham is located in Cook County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<3> to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Markham.
- Morgan County
- This Markham is located in Morgan County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km] to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Markham.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Markham lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<3> to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Markham is located in Delaware County and lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<3> to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Markham.
- Warren 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 Pennsylvania community of Markham [Warren County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Markham is located in Fauquier County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<3> to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Markham.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Markham is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east of the Markham that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Markham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Markham ...
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.
- Burrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gray Gables
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
- Grayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Grayland is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayland <5>
- Grays Harbor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
- Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Heather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Laidlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
- Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor County
- Ocean Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
- Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <5>
- Pilgrim Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
- Pilgrim Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
- Tulips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Markham 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 community such as Markham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Markham and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Markham to Montesano, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 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 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Markham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Markham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Markham 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Markham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Markham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9054, Longitude: -123.9977 In this case, the coordinates for Markham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Markham 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 342.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.966 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.904 degrees. |