Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pearson Eddy:
  • 47.792599, -121.997902
  • 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 Pearson Eddy

• 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 Pearson Eddy 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 Pearson Eddy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pearson Eddy ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
• Clearview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cottage Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Lake is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
• Day City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Day City is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
• Echo Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Grace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grace is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• High Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Novelty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Novelty is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
• Silver Firs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Firs is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
• Stillwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stillwater is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Woods Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek

How Far From Pearson Eddy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pearson Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pearson Eddy and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pearson Eddy to Everett, 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 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 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'