Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Snoquera:
  • 47.037887, -121.565094
  • 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 Snoquera

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Snoquera is near Yakima County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Snoquera

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snoquera ...

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.

• American River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • American River is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American River
• Cougar Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cougar Valley is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Valley
• Crystal Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Mountain is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Mountain <1>
• Goose Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Prairie is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Prairie
• Greenwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwater is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwater <1>
• Lester ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lester is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Maywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maywood is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Paradise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Stampede
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stampede is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
• Sunrise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snoquera to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). 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 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 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 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'