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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 Ludlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Ludlow 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 Ludlow:
- 47.925463, -122.684650
- 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 Ludlow
- 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 Ludlow is near Kitsap County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Port Ludlow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Ludlow ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Discovery Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
- Discovery Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Discovery Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Junction
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Center is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Center
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Boston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boston
- Marrowstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mats Mats
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
- Port Discovery ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
- Port Gamble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rose Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Point is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Sunlight Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Beach
- Twin Spits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Spits is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spits
- Woodmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmans is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans
How Far From Port Ludlow 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 Ludlow 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 Ludlow and extending to:
- Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Ludlow to Port Townsend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). 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 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,758 miles [10,875.9 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 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Ludlow) 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 Ludlow 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 Ludlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9255, Longitude: -122.6847 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.967 degrees. |
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