|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seattle Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seattle Heights 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 Seattle Heights:
- 47.810375, -122.324020
- 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 Seattle Heights
- 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 Seattle Heights 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 Seattle Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seattle Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Echo Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Firdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Firdale is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
- Harbour Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harbour Pointe is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Pointe
- Lake Stickney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
- Martha Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
- Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Moorlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moorlands is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
- Olympic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olympic Hills is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
- Picnic Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Picnic Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picnic Point
- Ronald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ronald is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Serene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Serene is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Shoreline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Beach is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
- Thrashers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
- Woodway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodway is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
How Far From Seattle Heights 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 Seattle Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seattle Heights and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seattle Heights to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,319 miles [3,732.1 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 6,760 miles [10,879.2 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 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seattle Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Seattle Heights 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 Seattle Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8104, Longitude: -122.3240 In this case, the coordinates for Seattle Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.738 degrees. |
|
|