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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 Twisp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twisp 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 Twisp:
- 48.363567, -120.122436
- 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 Twisp
- 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 Okanogan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okanogan County
- Since Twisp is near Chelan County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Twisp
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twisp ...
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.
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Greens Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Loop Loop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
- Paradise Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Rocky Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
How Far From Twisp 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 town such as Twisp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Twisp and extending to:
- Okanogan, which is the Seat of Okanogan County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Twisp to Okanogan, with an average speed<2> 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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- Twisp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Twisp 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 Twisp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3636, Longitude: -120.1224 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.083 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.244 degrees. |
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