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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 Woodinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodinville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodinville:
    • 47.758385, -122.164228
    • 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 Woodinville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
    • Since Woodinville is near Snohomish County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Woodinville

Communities Also Named Woodinville ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodinville.

Within Washington, the name Woodinville is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Woodinville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Woodinville is located in Dutchess County and lies 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodinville that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Woodinville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodinville ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Park is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Lake is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
  • Day City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Day City is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
  • Echo Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Grace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grace is located in Snohomish County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Moorlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Moorlands is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
    • Olympic Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Olympic Hills is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
    • Rose Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sand Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Point is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
    • Thrashers Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
    • Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willows is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodinville and extending to:

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodinville to Seattle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,312 miles [3,720.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 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 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodinville) 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 Woodinville 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 Woodinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7584, Longitude: -122.1642    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.741 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.283 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.636 degrees.