Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Rees Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rees Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rees Corner

• 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 Rees Corner:
  • 47.877876, -122.110129
  • 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 Rees Corner

• 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Rees Corner 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 Rees Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rees Corner ...

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.

• Bromart
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
• Casino Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Casino Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Corner
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Day City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Day City is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
• Echo Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Grace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grace is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• High Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Intercity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Intercity is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
• Lake Stickney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
• Martha Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
• Murphys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Silver Firs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Silver Firs is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
• Thrashers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
• Three Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes

How Far From Rees Corner 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 Rees Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rees Corner and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rees Corner to Olympia, with an average speed<2> 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 2,309 miles [3,716 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 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'