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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 Ponderosa Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa Estates 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 Ponderosa Estates:
- 47.161768, -122.156227
- 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 Ponderosa Estates
- 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 Ponderosa Estates is near King County and also Thurston 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 Thurston 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 Ponderosa Estates
Communities Also Named Ponderosa Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Ponderosa Estates.
Within Washington, the name Ponderosa Estates is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Ponderosa Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ponderosa Estates that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Ponderosa Estates.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Ponderosa Estates is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<1> to the east of the Ponderosa Estates that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Ponderosa Estates.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Ponderosa Estates is located in Hawkins County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ponderosa Estates that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Ponderosa Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Ponderosa Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ponderosa Estates that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ponderosa Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa Estates ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birch is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Cedarview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Croker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Croker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croker
- Firwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Firwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green River is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Prairie Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Stuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stuck is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Ponderosa Estates 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 Ponderosa Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponderosa Estates and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ponderosa Estates to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponderosa Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ponderosa Estates 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 Ponderosa Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1618, Longitude: -122.1562 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.676 degrees. |
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