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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 Kyser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kyser and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kyser:
- 46.066501, -123.077614
- 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 Kyser
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Kyser is near Cowlitz County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Kyser
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyser ...
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.
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apiary is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Evergreen Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Fern Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marshland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Mist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mist is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
- Natal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Natal is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
- Rocky Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Swedetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swedetown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
- Trojan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trojan is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
How Far From Kyser 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 Kyser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Kyser once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kyser and extending to:
- Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kyser to Saint Helens, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). 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 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Kyser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kyser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kyser 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 Kyser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0665, Longitude: -123.0776 In this case, the coordinates for Kyser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.351 degrees. |
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