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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 Sunset Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunset Beach:
    • 47.092318, -122.962366
    • 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 Sunset Beach
  • 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 Sunset Beach ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Sunset Beach.

There are four communities within Washington that are also named Sunset Beach.

Beyond Washington, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • Grays Harbor County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Island County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Island County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Mason County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mason County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Pierce County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunset Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Beach lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Sunset Beach lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orange County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of Sunset Beach [Santa Cruz County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,539 miles [4,086.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km] to the east southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Hawaii
      • This Sunset Beach lies 2,622 miles [4,219.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Sunset Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Cape May County and lies 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Gloucester County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County and lies 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Sunset Beach.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Orleans County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sunset Beach.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,466 miles [3,968.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sunset Beach lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Dodge County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km] to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Thurston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Sunset Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Beach ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Agate is located in Mason County
  • Bush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Bush is located in Thurston County
  • Delphi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
    • Delphi is located in Thurston County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Gravelly Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
    • Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Lacey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Marshville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Marshville is located in Thurston County
  • Mushroom Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mushroom Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Corner
    • Mushroom Corner is located in Thurston County
  • Sunrise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
  • Tumwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill
    • Union Mill is located in Thurston County

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

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

  • Olympia, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Beach to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 134 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 92 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0923, Longitude: -122.9624       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Sunset Beach 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sunset Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.372 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.982 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.21 degrees.




 

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