Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sundale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sundale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sundale
- 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 Sundale:
- 45.719851, -120.317824
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sundale
- 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 Klickitat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat County
- Since Sundale is near Gilliam County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilliam County
- eBird sighting report for Sherman 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sundale ...
We found four communities that share the name Sundale.
Within Washington, the name Sundale is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Sundale is located in Clermont County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<2> to the east of the Sundale that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Sundale.
- Muskingum County
- This Sundale is located in Muskingum County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km] to the east of the Sundale that is located in Klickitat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Sundale.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sundale ...
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.
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Dot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Early ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emigrant Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Sixprong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Willows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Sundale 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 Sundale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sundale and extending to:
- Goldendale, which is the Seat of Klickitat County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sundale to Goldendale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 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 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sundale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sundale 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sundale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sundale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7199, Longitude: -120.3178 In this case, the coordinates for Sundale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Sundale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.585 degrees. |