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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 Sine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sine 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 Sine:
- 47.031949, -123.26403
- 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 Sine
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Sine is near Mason County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Sine
Communities Also Named Sine ...
We found one communities that are also named Sine.
Within Washington, the name Sine is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Sine in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Sine lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sine that is located in Grays Harbor County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sine ...
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.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delphi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hillgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Grays Harbor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Sunrise Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
How Far From Sine 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 community such as Sine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sine and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sine to Montesano, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,365 miles [3,806.1 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 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sine) 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 Sine 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 Sine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0319, Longitude: -123.2640 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.62 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.413 degrees. |
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