Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmer
- 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 Palmer:
- 47.314444, -121.892419
- 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 Palmer
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Palmer is near Pierce County and also Kittitas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- eBird sighting report for Kittitas 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 Palmer ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Palmer.
Within Washington, the name Palmer is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Palmer lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Palmer lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Palmer is located in Lake County and lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<2> to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Palmer.
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Palmer [Saint Joseph County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Palmer [Ellis County].
- Washington County
- This Palmer is located in Washington County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Palmer.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Palmer [Baraga County].
- Marquette County
- This Palmer is located in Marquette County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<2> to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Palmer.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ontario
- This Palmer lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<2> to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Palmer is located in Crawford County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<2> to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Palmer.
- Fayette County
- This Palmer is located in Fayette County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km] to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Palmer.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Palmer [Warren County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Palmer lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Palmer is located in Cameron County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Palmer.
- Ellis County
- This Palmer is located in Ellis County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km] to the east southeast of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Palmer.
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Palmer is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km]<2> to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Palmer.
- Salem City
- This Palmer is located in Salem City and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km] to the east of the Palmer that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Palmer.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer ...
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.
- Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Black Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <5>
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in King County
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in King County
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in King County
- Henrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in King County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>
- Maple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <5>
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Orchard Grove is located in King County
- Page
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Snoose Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoose Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoose Junction
- Snoose Junction is located in King County
- Wilderness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in King County
- Wilderness Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
- Wilderness Village is located in King County
How Far From Palmer 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 Palmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmer and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palmer to Seattle, with an average speed<6> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Palmer 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3144, Longitude: -121.8924 In this case, the coordinates for Palmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Palmer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.495 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.975 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.492 degrees. |