Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ocean Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ocean Park
- 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 Ocean Park:
- 46.491528, -124.049994
- 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 Ocean Park
- 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 Ocean Park is near Wahkiakum County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
- eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Ocean Park ...
We found six communities that share the name Ocean Park.
Within Washington, the name Ocean Park is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Ocean Park lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ocean Park that is located in Pacific County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ocean Park that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Ocean Park.
- Maine
- York County
- This Ocean Park is located in York County and lies 2,577 miles [4,147.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ocean Park that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ocean Park.
- New York
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ocean Park [Richmond County].
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Ocean Park is located in Lincoln County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south of the Ocean Park that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Ocean Park.
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Ocean Park is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 2,517 miles [4,050.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ocean Park that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Ocean Park.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Park ...
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.
- Breakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
- Breakers is located in Pacific County
- Long Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Pacific County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
- Oceanside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Oceanview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Oysterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
- Oysterville is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oysterville <3>
- Seaport ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Seaview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Seaview is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaview <3>
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Pacific County
How Far From Ocean Park 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 Ocean Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Park and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Pacific County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Park to South Bend, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Park. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4915, Longitude: -124.0500 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ocean Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ocean Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.974 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.964 degrees. |