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

When in Woods Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Creek 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 Woods Creek:
    • 47.878711, -121.898456
    • 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 Woods Creek
  • 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 Woods Creek ...

We found one communities that share the name Woods Creek.

Within Washington, the name Woods Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Woods Creek is located in Wake County and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woods Creek that is located in Snohomish County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Woods Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Creek ...

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.

  • Bromart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
    • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Clearview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Echo Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
    • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Forest Glade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
    • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • Gold Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • High Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
    • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
  • May Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
    • May Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Startup
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
    • Startup is located in Snohomish County
  • Sultan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <3>
  • Three Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
    • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County

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

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

  • Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Creek to Everett, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 2,299 miles [3,699.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,511 miles [12,087.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woods Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Woods Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8787, Longitude: -121.8985       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Woods Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.041 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.452 degrees.









 

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