Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Menlo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menlo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Menlo
- 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 Menlo:
- 46.624272, -123.64911
- 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 Menlo
- 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 Pacific County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pacific County
- Since Menlo is near Grays Harbor County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Menlo ...
We found three communities that share the name Menlo.
Within Washington, the name Menlo is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menlo ...
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.
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Firdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Frances
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Pacific County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
- Seahaven ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Seaport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Tokeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokeland
- Tokeland is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokeland <3>
How Far From Menlo 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 Menlo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Menlo and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Pacific County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Menlo to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,386 miles [3,839.9 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Menlo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.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- Menlo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Menlo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6243, Longitude: -123.6491 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Menlo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.598 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.692 degrees. |