Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Underwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Underwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Underwood
- 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 Underwood:
- 45.732891, -121.527697
- 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 Underwood
- 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 Skamania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Skamania County
- Since Underwood is near Hood River County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Underwood ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Underwood.
Within Washington, the name Underwood is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Underwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Underwood that is located in Skamania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Underwood.
- Shelby County
- This Underwood is located in Shelby County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km] to the east southeast of the Underwood that is located in Skamania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Underwood.
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Underwood [Doniphan County].
- Greeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Underwood [Greeley County].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Underwood [Alger County].
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Underwood [Ingham County].
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Macon County
- This Underwood is located in Macon County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the east of the Underwood that is located in Skamania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Underwood.
- Sevier County
- This Underwood is located in Sevier County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the east of the Underwood that is located in Skamania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Underwood.
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Underwood ...
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.
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Skamania County
- Hood River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
- Hood River is located in Hood River County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <5>
- Laws Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
- Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Mountain Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Straight Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
- Windmaster Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmaster Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
- Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County (OR)
How Far From Underwood 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 Underwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Underwood and extending to:
- Stevenson, which is the Seat of Skamania County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Underwood to Stevenson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 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 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Underwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://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 from Point A (ie- Underwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Underwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7329, Longitude: -121.5277 |
| <2> | 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 Underwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Underwood 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. |
| <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 Underwood 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 340.109 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.442 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.364 degrees. |