Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Verlot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verlot and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Verlot

• 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 Verlot:
  • 48.090382, -121.777349
  • 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 Verlot

• 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 Verlot is near Skagit County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Verlot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Verlot ...

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.

• Forest Glade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Granite Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <1>
• Hazel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hazel is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Jordan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jordan is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Robe
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robe is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe
• Startup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Startup is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
• Sultan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <1>
• Swede Heaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Swede Heaven is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Heaven
• Three Lakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
• White Horse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • White Horse is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
• Woods Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Verlot and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Verlot to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 2,293 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'