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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 Blewett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blewett 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 Blewett:
- 47.423177, -120.659249
- 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 Blewett
- 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 Chelan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chelan County
- Since Blewett is near Kittitas County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Blewett
Communities Also Named Blewett ...
We found two communities that are also named Blewett.
Within Washington, the name Blewett is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Blewett lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blewett that is located in Chelan County.
- Texas
- Uvalde County
- This Blewett is located in Uvalde County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blewett that is located in Chelan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Blewett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blewett ...
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.
- Appleyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Appleyard is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
- Chumstick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chumstick is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumstick
- Dutch Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Settlement is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Former names for Liberty:
- Meaghersville
- Williams Creek
- Monitor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olds is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Sunny Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunny Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunnyslope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Terrace Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Terrace Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
How Far From Blewett 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 community such as Blewett 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<3> community of Blewett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Blewett and extending to:
- Wenatchee, which is the Seat of Chelan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blewett to Wenatchee, 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 five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 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 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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- Blewett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blewett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Blewett 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 Blewett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4232, Longitude: -120.6592 In this case, the coordinates for Blewett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.677 degrees. |
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