Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willows
- 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 Willows:
- 47.703432, -122.152346
- 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 Willows
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Willows is near Snohomish County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Willows ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Willows.
Within Washington, the name Willows is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This Willows is located in Glenn County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Willows.
- Marin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Willows [Marin County].
- San Diego County
- This Willows is located in San Diego County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the south southeast of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Willows.
- San Mateo County
- This Willows is located in San Mateo County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the south of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Willows.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Willows is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the south of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Willows.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willows is located in Clayton County and lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willows.
- Douglas County
- This Willows is located in Douglas County and lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east southeast of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Willows.
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Willows is located in Calvert County and lies 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km]<1> to the east of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Willows.
- Harford County
- This Willows is located in Harford County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Willows.
- Howard County
- This Willows is located in Howard County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Willows.
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Willows lies 2,597 miles [4,179.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willows that is located in King County.
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willows [Madison County].
- Summit County
- This Willows is located in Summit County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the east of the Willows that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Willows.
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Willows lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willows that is located in King County.
- Virginia
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willows ...
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.
- Boddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in King County
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Clyde Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Hill
- Clyde Hill is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,398 people
- Cottage Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
- Cottage Lake is located in King County
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in King County
- Day City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hunts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
- Hunts Point is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Kingsgate is located in King County
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Meadow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in King County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Moorlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sand Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
- Sand Point is located in King County
- University Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in King County
- View Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Ridge
- View Ridge is located in King County
- Moorlands
How Far From Willows 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 community such as Willows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willows and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willows to Seattle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,311 miles [3,719.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 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 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Willows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7034, Longitude: -122.1523 In this case, the coordinates for Willows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Willows 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. |
| <3> | 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 Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Willows 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 340.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.266 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.633 degrees. |