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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 Airport Village:
20.822222, -156.454167
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We found three communities that share the name Airport Village.
Within Hawaii, the name Airport Village is unique.
Beyond Hawaii, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Jackson County
This Airport Village is located in Jackson County and lies 4,027 miles [6,480.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Airport Village.
Maine
York County
This Airport Village is located in York County and lies 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Airport Village.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Airport Village is located in Kanawha County and lies 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Airport Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airport Village ...
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.
Cod Fish Village (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cod Fish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Hawaiian - Spanish Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian - Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Airport Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airport Village and extending to:
Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Airport Village to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 187 days and walking would take 271 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,715 miles [14,025.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,312 miles [14,986.2 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,040 miles [12,939.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
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- Airport Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airport Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 20.8222, Longitude: -156.4542 In this case, the coordinates for Airport Village 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 Airport Village 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 12.327 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 21.603 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 350.798 degrees.