Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Port Hadlock - Irondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Hadlock - Irondale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Port Hadlock - Irondale

• 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 Hadlock - Irondale:
  • 48.036614, -122.774938
  • 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 Hadlock - Irondale

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Port Hadlock - Irondale is near Island County and also Clallam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam 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 Hadlock - Irondale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Hadlock - Irondale ...

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.

• Beaver Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
• Discovery Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
• Discovery Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Discovery Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Junction
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Glen Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen Cove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Irondale ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Marrowstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marrowstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowstone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrowstone <1>
• Mats Mats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
• Port Discovery ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
• Woodmans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodmans is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans

How Far From Port Hadlock - Irondale 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 Hadlock - Irondale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Port Hadlock - Irondale to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 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 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 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 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'