Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sims Corner:
  • 47.815424, -119.361979
  • 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 Sims Corner

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Sims Corner is near Grant County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Sims Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sims Corner ...

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.

• Bacon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bacon is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Bagdad Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad Junction is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Junction
• Dry Falls Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dry Falls Junction is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Falls Junction
• Electric City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Electric City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <1>
• Fordair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fordair is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordair
• Hartline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartline is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <1>
• Lone Pine
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Mason City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
• Mold ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mold is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
• Mud Spring
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring

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

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

• Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sims Corner to Waterville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 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 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'