Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Meskill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meskill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meskill

• 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 Meskill:
  • 46.638157, -123.170972
  • 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 Meskill

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Meskill is near Pacific County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Meskill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meskill ...

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.

• Bunker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bunker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cedarville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Elk Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Frances
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frances is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Grand Mound
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Mound is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <1>
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Marys Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marys Corner is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Corner
• Mays ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mays is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Michigan Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill
• Wildwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Meskill 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 Meskill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meskill and extending to:

• Chehalis, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Meskill to Chehalis, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 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 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'