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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 Osborn Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osborn Corner 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 Osborn Corner:
- 47.877791, -122.165909
- 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 Osborn Corner
- 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- Since Osborn Corner is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Osborn Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborn Corner ...
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.
- Bromart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bromart is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
- Casino Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casino Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Corner
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Intercity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Intercity is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
- Lake Stickney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martha Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Murphys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Silver Firs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thrashers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
How Far From Osborn Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Osborn Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Osborn Corner and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Osborn Corner to Olympia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,312 miles [3,720.8 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 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 6,753 miles [10,867.9 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 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 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- Osborn Corner) 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 Osborn Corner 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 Osborn Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8778, Longitude: -122.1659 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.748 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.628 degrees. |
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