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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 Salishan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salishan 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 Salishan:
- 47.217322, -122.407345
- 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 Salishan
- 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 Salishan is near King County and also Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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 Salishan
Communities Also Named Salishan ...
We found two communities that are also named Salishan.
Within Washington, the name Salishan is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Salishan is located in Lincoln County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Salishan that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Salishan.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Salishan is located in Salt Lake County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Salishan that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Salishan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salishan ...
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.
- Clover Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Park is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Dash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Fern Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Firwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Firwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meeker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Ponders Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
- Sunset Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- University Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Salishan 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 Salishan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salishan and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Salishan to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,325 miles [3,741.7 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 133 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 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Salishan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Salishan 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 Salishan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2173, Longitude: -122.4073 In this case, the coordinates for Salishan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.917 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.837 degrees. |
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