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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 Redmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redmond 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 Redmond:
- 47.676948, -122.127672
- 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 Redmond
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Redmond is near Snohomish County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish 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 Redmond
Communities Also Named Redmond ...
We found seven communities that are also named Redmond.
Within Washington, the name Redmond is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Redmond is located in Larimer County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Redmond.
- Ontario
- This Redmond lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- Oregon
- Deschutes County
- This Redmond is located in Deschutes County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Redmond.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Redmond is located in Butler County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the east of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Redmond.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Redmond [Pickens County].
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Redmond is located in Sevier County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Redmond.
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- This Redmond is located in Mason County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the east of the Redmond that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Redmond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redmond ...
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.
- Boddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boddy is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boddy
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,398 people
- Cottage Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Day City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Day City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
- Hunts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mint Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mint Grove is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Grove
- Moorland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Robinswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinswood is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Point is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
- University Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- View Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- View Ridge is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Ridge
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willows is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Redmond to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Redmond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redmond and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Redmond to Seattle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 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 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Redmond could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Redmond 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 Redmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6769, Longitude: -122.1277 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.619 degrees. |
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