Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rhododendron Park:
  • 47.151768, -122.160949
  • 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 Rhododendron Park

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Rhododendron Park is near King County and also Thurston 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 Thurston 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 Rhododendron Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhododendron Park ...

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.

• Birch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Cedarview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedarview is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
• Croker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Croker is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croker
• Firwood ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Firwood is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
• Graham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <1>
• Green River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Green River is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Meeker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meeker is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Prairie Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
• Stuck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stuck is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
• Tanwax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tanwax is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanwax
• Thrift
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thrift is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift

How Far From Rhododendron Park 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 Rhododendron Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rhododendron Park and extending to:

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rhododendron Park to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 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 6,800 miles [10,943.5 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 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'