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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 Totem Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Totem Park 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 Totem Park:
- 48.158433, -122.177920
- 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 Totem Park
- 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 Totem Park 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 Totem Park
Communities Also Named Totem Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Totem Park.
Within Washington, the name Totem Park is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Totem Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Totem Park lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Totem Park that is located in Snohomish County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Totem Park ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- John Sam Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- John Sam Lake is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sam Lake
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Priest Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Priest Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Point
- Shaker Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shaker Church is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Church
- Smokey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunny Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Warm Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
How Far From Totem Park 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 Totem Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Totem Park and extending to:
- Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Totem Park to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 2,312 miles [3,720.8 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 6,735 miles [10,838.9 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 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Totem Park) 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 Totem Park 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 Totem Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1584, Longitude: -122.1779 In this case, the coordinates for Totem Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.614 degrees. |
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