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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 Sunny Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Shores 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 Sunny Shores:
- 48.108430, -122.346258
- 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 Sunny Shores
- 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 Sunny Shores 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 Sunny Shores
Communities Also Named Sunny Shores ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunny Shores.
Within Washington, the name Sunny Shores is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,528 miles [4,068.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunny Shores that is located in Snohomish County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Shores.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sunny Shores that is located in Snohomish County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Sunny Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Shores ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Indian Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- John Sam Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- Juniper Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Norman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Shaker Church
(6 miles [9.7 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 east)
- Totem Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
- Warm Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
How Far From Sunny Shores 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 Sunny Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Shores and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Shores 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 78 miles [125.5 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 2,320 miles [3,733.7 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 7,502 miles [12,073.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sunny Shores 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 Sunny Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1084, Longitude: -122.3463 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.729 degrees. |
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