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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 Seattle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seattle 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:
- 47.609062, -122.331271
- 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
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Seattle is near Kitsap County and also Snohomish 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 Snohomish 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seattle ...
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.
- Belltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Boddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boddy is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boddy
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,398 people
- Edgewater ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Green Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillman City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman City is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman City
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mapleleaf is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleleaf
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moorland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moorland is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Portage Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Bay is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Bay
- Queen Anne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Park is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sunset Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- University
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- View Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- View Ridge is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Ridge
How Far From Seattle 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 city such as Seattle 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 and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Seattle to Olympia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 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 132 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Seattle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6091, Longitude: -122.3313 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.873 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.758 degrees. |
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