Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Seattle Hill - Silver Firs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seattle Hill - Silver Firs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seattle Hill - Silver Firs

• 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 Hill - Silver Firs:
  • 47.88101, -122.178697
  • 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 Hill - Silver Firs

• 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 Hill - Silver Firs 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 Hill - Silver Firs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seattle Hill - Silver Firs ...

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.

• Bromart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
• Casino Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Casino Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Corner
• Clearview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Intercity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Intercity is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercity
• Lake Stickney
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Stickney is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stickney
• Martha Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
• Murphys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Silver Firs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Silver Firs is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs

How Far From Seattle Hill - Silver Firs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Hill - Silver Firs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Seattle Hill - Silver Firs and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies just to the North.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Seattle Hill - Silver Firs to Olympia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,312 miles [3,720.8 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 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'