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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 Snoqualmie Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snoqualmie Pass 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 Snoqualmie Pass:
- 47.394186, -121.397888
- 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 Snoqualmie Pass
- 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 Kittitas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- Since Snoqualmie Pass is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Snoqualmie Pass
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snoqualmie Pass ...
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.
- Cabin Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Creek is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Creek
- Edgewick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edgewick is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewick
- Lester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Stampede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stampede is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
How Far From Snoqualmie Pass 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 Snoqualmie Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Snoqualmie Pass and extending to:
- Ellensburg, which is the Seat of Kittitas County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snoqualmie Pass) 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 Snoqualmie Pass 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 Snoqualmie Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3942, Longitude: -121.3979 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.09 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.162 degrees. |
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