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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 Montesano, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montesano 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 Montesano:
- 46.981467, -123.600777
- 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 Montesano
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Montesano is near Pacific County and also Mason 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 Mason 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 Montesano
Communities Also Named Montesano ...
We found one communities that are also named Montesano.
Within Washington, the name Montesano is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Montesano in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Montesano is located in Sonoma County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south of the Montesano that is located in Grays Harbor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Montesano.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montesano ...
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.
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fuller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Melbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Montesano 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 city such as Montesano to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montesano and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Montesano to Olympia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,381 miles [3,831.8 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 136 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Montesano) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Montesano 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 Montesano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9815, Longitude: -123.6008 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.898 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.638 degrees. |
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