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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 Maytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maytown 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 Maytown:
- 46.897599, -122.943470
- 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 Maytown
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Maytown is near Lewis County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Maytown
Communities Also Named Maytown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Maytown.
Within Washington, the name Maytown is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Maytown is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maytown.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Maytown is located in Volusia County and lies 2,566 miles [4,129.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Maytown.
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Maytown is located in Lee County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Maytown.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Maytown is located in Floyd County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Maytown.
- Morgan County
- This Maytown is located in Morgan County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km] to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maytown.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Maytown is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<1> to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Maytown.
- York County
- This Maytown is located in York County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Maytown.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Maytown is located in Wise County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<1> to the east of the Maytown that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Maytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maytown ...
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.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Chain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chain Hill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Hill
- Delphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fir Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fir Tree is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Tree
- Grand Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlerock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plumb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Tumwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Maytown 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 Maytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maytown and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Maytown to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 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 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maytown) 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 Maytown 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 Maytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8976, Longitude: -122.9435 In this case, the coordinates for Maytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.211 degrees. |
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