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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 Stimson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stimson 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 Stimson:
    • 47.090373, -123.231819
    • 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 Stimson
  • 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
    • Since Stimson is near Grays Harbor County and also Thurston 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 Thurston 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 Stimson

Communities Also Named Stimson ...

We found seven communities that are also named Stimson.

Within Washington, the name Stimson is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This Stimson is located in Desha County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stimson that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Stimson.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Stimson [Aroostook County].
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stimson [Kalkaska County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stimson [Marquette County].
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stimson [Mecosta County].
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Stimson.
    • Ontario
      • This Stimson lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stimson that is located in Mason County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stimson ...

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.

  • Agate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Agate is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Delphi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Delphi is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Fuller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Gravelly Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hillgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillgrove is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
  • Sine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
  • Sunrise Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Sunset Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

  • Shelton, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stimson to Shelton, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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- Stimson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Stimson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stimson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Stimson 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 Stimson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0904, Longitude: -123.2318       In this case, the coordinates for Stimson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.596 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.243 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.387 degrees.