Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seal Rock:
  • 47.713703, -122.885716
  • 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 Seal Rock

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Seal Rock is near Kitsap County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Seal Rock

Communities Also Named Seal Rock ...

We found one communities that are also named Seal Rock.

Within Washington, the name Seal Rock is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Seal Rock in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Lincoln County
    • This Seal Rock is located in Lincoln County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Seal Rock that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Seal Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seal Rock ...

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.

• Bees Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bees Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bees Mill
• Central Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Central Valley is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
• Duckabush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Duckabush is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckabush
• Eldorado Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldorado Hills is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Hills
• Hintzville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hintzville is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hintzville
• Holly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Olympic View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Olympic View is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic View
• Silverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverdale is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <2>
• Sunset Farm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Farm is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Farm
• Virginia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Virginia is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
• Wildcat Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildcat Lake is located in Kitsap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Lake

How Far From Seal Rock 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 Seal Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seal Rock and extending to:

• Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Seal Rock to Port Townsend, 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.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'