RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> Pacific County >> Rhodesia Beach >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Washington

The Commemorative Quarter for Washington





Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rhodesia Beach:
    • 46.613709, -123.957109
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rhodesia Beach
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodesia Beach ...

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.

  • Grayland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Heather
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
    • Heather is located in Pacific County
  • Ocean Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oceanside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
    • Oceanside is located in Pacific County
  • Oysterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seahaven ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seahaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahaven
    • Seahaven is located in Pacific County
  • Seaport ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaport
    • Seaport is located in Pacific County
  • Tokeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Rhodesia Beach 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 Rhodesia Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rhodesia Beach and extending to:

  • South Bend, which is the Seat of Pacific County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Rhodesia Beach to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 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 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhodesia Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhodesia Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhodesia Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6137, Longitude: -123.9571       In this case, the coordinates for Rhodesia Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Rhodesia Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.177 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.896 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.895 degrees.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024