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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 Pe Ell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pe Ell 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 Pe Ell:
- 46.571774, -123.298988
- 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 Pe Ell
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Pe Ell is near Pacific County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pacific County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Pe Ell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pe Ell ...
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.
- Bunker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Firdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Firdale is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
- Frances
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frances is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Pacific County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mays ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Michigan Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Pe Ell 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 town such as Pe Ell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pe Ell and extending to:
- Chehalis, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pe Ell to Chehalis, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 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 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pe Ell) 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 Pe Ell 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 Pe Ell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5718, Longitude: -123.2990 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.626 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.465 degrees. |
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