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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 Skookumchuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skookumchuck 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 Skookumchuck:
- 46.905377, -122.770963
- 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 Skookumchuck
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Skookumchuck is near Pierce County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Skookumchuck
Communities Also Named Skookumchuck ...
We found one communities that are also named Skookumchuck.
Within Washington, the name Skookumchuck is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Skookumchuck in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Skookumchuck lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Skookumchuck that is located in Thurston County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skookumchuck ...
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.
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Chain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chain Hill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Hill
- Fir Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fir Tree is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Tree
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Kellys Korner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maytown is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Mushroom Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mushroom Corner is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Corner
- Plumb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Tumwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Mill is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill
- Vail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
How Far From Skookumchuck 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 Skookumchuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skookumchuck and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Skookumchuck to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 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 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skookumchuck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Skookumchuck 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 Skookumchuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9054, Longitude: -122.7710 In this case, the coordinates for Skookumchuck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.204 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.097 degrees. |
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