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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 Port Blakely, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Blakely 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 Port Blakely:
- 47.597594, -122.513050
- 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 Port Blakely
- 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 Kitsap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Since Port Blakely 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 Port Blakely
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Blakely ...
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.
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Central Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central Valley is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
- Conifer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conifer Park is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer Park
- Crystal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Eagledale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagledale is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagledale
- Edgewater ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Loyal Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loyal Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Heights
- Marine Drive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marine Drive is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Drive
- Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Navy Yard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Queen Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Queen Anne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Seabold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seabold is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabold
- Sunset Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Vermontville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vermontville is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
How Far From Port Blakely 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 Port Blakely to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Port Blakely once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Blakely and extending to:
- Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Port Blakely to Olympia, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,328 miles [3,746.6 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 6,776 miles [10,904.9 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 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Blakely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Blakely) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Port Blakely 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 Port Blakely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5976, Longitude: -122.5131 In this case, the coordinates for Port Blakely have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.878 degrees. |
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