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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 Smith Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Smith Place:
    • 47.658419, -123.931298
    • 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 Smith Place
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Smith Place is near Grays Harbor County and also Clallam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clallam 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 Smith Place

Communities Also Named Smith Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Smith Place.

Within Washington, the name Smith Place is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This Smith Place is located in Gunnison County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smith Place that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Smith Place.
    • Texas
      • Pecos County
      • This Smith Place is located in Pecos County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Smith Place that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Smith Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Place ...

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.

  • Clearwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clearwater is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Crescent
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Crescent is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Forks
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forks is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forks <2>
  • Humptulips
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Oil City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oil City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Olympic Hot Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Olympic Hot Springs is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hot Springs
  • Snug Harbor
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Whiskey Bend
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
  • Windy Arm
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Arm is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Arm

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Place and extending to:

  • Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Place to Port Townsend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 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 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Place) 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 Smith Place 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 Smith Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6584, Longitude: -123.9313       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.205 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.976 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.811 degrees.