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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 New Utsaladdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Utsaladdy 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 New Utsaladdy:
- 48.242322, -122.471270
- 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 New Utsaladdy
- 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
- Since New Utsaladdy is near Snohomish County and also Skagit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit 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 New Utsaladdy
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Utsaladdy ...
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.
- English Boom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Boom is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Indian Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Juniper Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Maple Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Rockaway Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Terrys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terrys Corner is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
- Warm Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
How Far From New Utsaladdy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Utsaladdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Utsaladdy and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from New Utsaladdy to Coupeville, with an average speed<2> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Utsaladdy) 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 New Utsaladdy 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 New Utsaladdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2423, Longitude: -122.4713 In this case, the coordinates for New Utsaladdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.017 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.801 degrees. |
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