Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tanner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tanner
- 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 Tanner:
- 47.475816, -121.746349
- 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 Tanner
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Tanner is near Kittitas County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Tanner ...
We found ten communities that share the name Tanner.
Within Washington, the name Tanner is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Tanner is located in Hall County and lies 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tanner that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Tanner.
- Washington County
- This Tanner is located in Washington County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km] to the east southeast of the Tanner that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tanner.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Utah
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanner ...
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.
- Cedar Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in King County
- Edgewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ernies Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernies Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernies Grove
- Ernies Grove is located in King County
- Fall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Fall City is located in King County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall City <5>
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverbend is located in King County
- Snoose Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoose Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoose Junction
- Snoose Junction is located in King County
- Spring Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in King County
How Far From Tanner 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 Tanner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tanner and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tanner to Seattle, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tanner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tanner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tanner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4758, Longitude: -121.7463 |
| <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 Tanner 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 Tanner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tanner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.382 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.852 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.384 degrees. |