Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Silvana Terraces:
  • 48.202599, -122.283482
  • 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 Silvana Terraces

• 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 Silvana Terraces is near Island County and also Skagit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit 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 Silvana Terraces

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silvana Terraces ...

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.

• English
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • English is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Florence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• John Sam Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
• Juniper Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Juniper Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
• Milltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Norman
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Norman is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Smokey Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smokey Point is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smokey Point <1>
• Sunny Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Totem Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
• Warm Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach

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

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

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silvana Terraces to Everett, with an average speed<3> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 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 6,733 miles [10,835.7 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'