Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sedro - Woolley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedro - Woolley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sedro - Woolley

• 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 Sedro - Woolley:
  • 48.505363, -122.236847
  • 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 Sedro - Woolley

• 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 Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
  • Since Sedro - Woolley is near Whatcom County and also Snohomish County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom 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 Sedro - Woolley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedro - Woolley ...

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.

• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Allen is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bow is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bow
  • From Sedro - Woolley to Bow
• Chuckanut Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Junction
• Clear Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clear Lake
  • From Sedro - Woolley to Clear Lake
• Cokedale ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cokedale is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
• Day Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Day Creek is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Creek
• Edison Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Sunset
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Sedro - Woolley 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 city such as Sedro - Woolley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedro - Woolley and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sedro - Woolley to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 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 6,713 miles [10,803.5 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 7,474 miles [12,028.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'