Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ponders Corner:
  • 47.141209, -122.526236
  • 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 Ponders Corner

• 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 Ponders Corner is near Thurston County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Ponders Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponders Corner ...

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.

• Clover Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clover Park is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
• Fern Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lake City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Loveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveland is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Pioneer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Sunset Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <1>

How Far From Ponders Corner 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 community such as Ponders Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ponders Corner and extending to:

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ponders Corner to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 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 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'