Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Picnic Point:
  • 47.881112, -122.328396
  • 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 Picnic Point

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Picnic Point is near Snohomish County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Picnic Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Picnic Point ...

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.

• Casino Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Casino Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Corner
• Cedar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Harbour Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
• Intercity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Intercity is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
• Lake Stickney
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
• Martha Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
• Meadowdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Murphys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Nelsons Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelsons Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
• Possession
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Possession is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possession
• Serene
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Serene is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene

How Far From Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Picnic Point to Tacoma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 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 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'