Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wenatchee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wenatchee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wenatchee
- 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 Wenatchee:
- 47.425093, -120.314951
- 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 Wenatchee
- 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Since Wenatchee is near Douglas County and also Kittitas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Kittitas 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 Wenatchee ...
We found two communities that share the name Wenatchee.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Wenatchee.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Wenatchee in the United States.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wenatchee ...
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.
- Appleyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
- Appleyard is located in Chelan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Appleyard
- From Wenatchee to Appleyard
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Monitor is located in Chelan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monitor <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monitor
- From Wenatchee to Monitor
- Olds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Island
- From Wenatchee to Rock Island
- Sunny Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
- Sunnyslope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
- Terrace Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Terrace Park is located in Douglas County
- Voltage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wenatchee 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 city such as Wenatchee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wenatchee and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wenatchee to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wenatchee: www.cityofwenatchee.com/
The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wenatchee 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wenatchee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4251, Longitude: -120.3150 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wenatchee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.198 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.477 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.453 degrees. |