Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ohop Bob:
  • 46.872048, -122.338171
  • 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 Ohop Bob

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ohop Bob ...

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.

• Clay City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay City is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
• Electron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Electron is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electron
• Four Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Thurston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Jims Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jims Corner is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Corner
• New Reliance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Reliance is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reliance
• Ohop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ohop is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohop
• Reliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Reliance is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Rocky Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Surprise Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Surprise Valley is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
• Tanwax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tanwax is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanwax

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ohop Bob and extending to:

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ohop Bob to Tacoma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 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 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 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 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'