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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cheviot
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cheviot ...
We found two communities that share the name Cheviot.
Within Washington, the name Cheviot is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ohio
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <2>
- Doris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ellensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellensburg
- Ellensburg is located in Kittitas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellensburg <2>
- George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
- Hillside Siding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillside Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
- Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
- Levering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Regal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Vantage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage
- Vantage is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vantage <2>
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheviot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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.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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.278 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.403 degrees. |