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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 Outlook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Outlook 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 Outlook:
- 46.331388, -120.091835
- 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 Outlook
- 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 Yakima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima County
- Since Outlook is near Benton County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Outlook
Communities Also Named Outlook ...
We found five communities that are also named Outlook.
Within Washington, the name Outlook is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Sheridan County
- This Outlook is located in Sheridan County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Outlook that is located in Yakima County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Outlook.
- North Carolina
- Madison 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 North Carolina community of Outlook [Madison County].
- Ontario
- This Outlook lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Outlook that is located in Yakima County.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Outlook is located in Clackamas County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Outlook that is located in Yakima County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Outlook.
- Saskatchewan
- This Outlook lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Outlook that is located in Yakima County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Outlook ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alfalfa is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
- Apricot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apricot is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apricot
- Emerald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Givens Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Givens Corner is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Corner
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Outlook 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 Outlook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Outlook and extending to:
- Yakima, which is the Seat of Yakima County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Outlook to Yakima, with an average speed<4> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Outlook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Outlook 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Outlook 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 Outlook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3314, Longitude: -120.0918 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.134 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.395 degrees. |
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