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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 Cheviot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheviot 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 Cheviot:
- 46.897907, -120.171169
- 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 Cheviot
- 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 Kittitas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
- Since Cheviot is near Grant County and also Yakima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima 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 Cheviot
Communities Also Named Cheviot ...
We found two communities that are also named Cheviot.
Within Washington, the name Cheviot is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Cheviot is located in Columbia County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the east of the Cheviot that is located in Kittitas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Cheviot.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Cheviot is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cheviot that is located in Kittitas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cheviot.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheviot ...
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.
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doris is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Ellensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Siding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
- Levering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Levering is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Regal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Regal is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Vantage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Cheviot 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 Cheviot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheviot and extending to:
- Ellensburg, which is the Seat of Kittitas County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cheviot to Ellensburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cheviot) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cheviot 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 Cheviot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8979, Longitude: -120.1712 In this case, the coordinates for Cheviot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.053 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.403 degrees. |
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