Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sobey:
  • 48.068711, -122.016798
  • 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 Sobey

• 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Sobey is near King County and also Island 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 Island 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 Sobey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sobey ...

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.

• Delta Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta Junction is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Junction
• English
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • English is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Everett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
• Forest Glade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Granite Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <1>
• John Sam Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
• Jordan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Marysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <1>
• Robe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Robe is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe
• Shaker Church
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
• Smokey Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smokey Point is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smokey Point <1>
• Three Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
• Totem Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park

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

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

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sobey to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 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 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'