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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 Quinault, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinault 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 Quinault:
- 47.46953, -123.845065
- 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 Quinault
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Quinault is near Jefferson County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Quinault
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinault ...
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.
- Aloha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aloha is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
- Burrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrows is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Clearwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deckerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Humptulips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Springs is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Ocean Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Sunset Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tulips
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tulips is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulips
How Far From Quinault to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quinault to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quinault and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quinault to Montesano, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 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 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quinault) 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 Quinault 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 Quinault. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4695, Longitude: -123.8451 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.767 degrees. |
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