Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mason City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mason City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mason City
- 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 Mason City:
- 47.951264, -118.967798
- 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 Mason City
- 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 Okanogan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Since Mason City is near Douglas County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Mason City ...
We found five communities that share the name Mason City.
Within Washington, the name Mason City is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mason City is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mason City that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mason City.
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Mason City is located in Mason County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the east of the Mason City that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mason City.
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- This Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the east of the Mason City that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Mason City.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Mason City is located in Custer County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mason City that is located in Okanogan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Mason City.
- West Virginia
- Mason 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 West Virginia community of Mason City [Mason County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mason City ...
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.
- Bagdad Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagdad Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
- Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Electric City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <4>
- Elmer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer City
- Elmer City is located in Okanogan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer City <4>
- Fordair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Hartline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
- Hartline is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <4>
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Lone Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mold ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
- Mold is located in Douglas County
How Far From Mason City 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 Mason City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Mason City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mason City and extending to:
- Okanogan, which is the Seat of Okanogan County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mason City to Okanogan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 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 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/
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' (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- Mason City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mason City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9513, Longitude: -118.9678 In this case, the coordinates for Mason City 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 Mason City 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Mason City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mason City 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 338.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.256 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.53 degrees. |