Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Spee-Bi-Dah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spee-Bi-Dah and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spee-Bi-Dah

• 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 Spee-Bi-Dah:
  • 48.091972, -122.322514
  • 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 Spee-Bi-Dah

• 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 Spee-Bi-Dah is near Island County and also Skagit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit 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 Spee-Bi-Dah

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spee-Bi-Dah ...

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.

• English
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • English is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• John Sam Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
• Marysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marysville
  • From Spee-Bi-Dah to Marysville
• Mission Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
• Pebble Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Island County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
• Priest Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
• Shaker Church
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
• Smokey Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smokey Point
  • From Spee-Bi-Dah to Smokey Point
• Sunny Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Warm Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach

How Far From Spee-Bi-Dah to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spee-Bi-Dah to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spee-Bi-Dah 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 77 miles [123.9 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 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 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 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'