Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Olympic Hot Springs:
  • 47.976199, -123.688249
  • 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 Olympic Hot Springs

• 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam County
  • Since Olympic Hot Springs is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Olympic Hot Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olympic Hot Springs ...

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.

• Crescent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Joyce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Joyce is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <1>
• Little Oklahoma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Shadow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadow is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow
• Snug Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Twin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
• Whiskey Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
• Windy Arm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm

How Far From Olympic Hot Springs 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 Olympic Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Olympic Hot Springs to Port Angeles, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 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 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'