Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sightly:
  • 46.299834, -122.708444
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sightly

• 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 Cowlitz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
  • Since Sightly is near Lewis County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sightly ...

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.

• Castle Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <1>
• Headquarters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
  • Headquarters is located in Cowlitz County
• Kid Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kid Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid Valley
  • Kid Valley is located in Cowlitz County
• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <1>
• Longview Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
• Longview Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
  • Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
• Rocky Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
• Rose Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
  • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
• Sandy Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
  • Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County
• Silver Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sightly and extending to:

• Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sightly to Kelso, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,626 miles [12,272.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sightly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/