Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park Rapids:
  • 48.526294, -117.639136
  • 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 Park Rapids

• 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens County
  • Since Park Rapids is near Pend Oreille County and also Ferry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ferry 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 Park Rapids

Communities Also Named Park Rapids ...

We found one communities that are also named Park Rapids.

Within Washington, the name Park Rapids is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Park Rapids in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Hubbard County
    • This Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east of the Park Rapids that is located in Stevens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Park Rapids.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Rapids ...

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.

• Aladdin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Aladdin is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
• Cozy Nook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cozy Nook is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Nook
• Diamond City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Echo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Goldfield Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Goldfield Mill is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield Mill
• Locke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Locke is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Lost Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Creek is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Ruby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Tiger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiger is located in Pend Oreille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger

How Far From Park Rapids 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 Park Rapids to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Rapids and extending to:

• Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Park Rapids to Colville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 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 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'