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we pass this GPS location for Columbia:
47.563988, -122.275402
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We found 49 communities that share the name Columbia.
There is one other community in Washington which is also named Columbia.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Washington ...
Whatcom County
This Columbia is located in Whatcom County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Columbia.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Henry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Columbia [Henry County].
Houston County
This Columbia is located in Houston County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Columbia.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Columbia [Yavapai County].
Arkansas
Chicot County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Chicot County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Columbia.
California
Tuolumne County
This Columbia is located in Tuolumne County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the south of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Columbia.
Connecticut
Tolland County
This Columbia is located in Tolland County and lies 2,445 miles [3,934.8 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Columbia.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Columbia is located in Sussex County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Columbia.
Florida
Columbia County
This Columbia is located in Columbia County and lies 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Columbia.
Illinois
Monroe County
This Columbia is located in Monroe County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Columbia.
Indiana
Fayette County
This Columbia is located in Fayette County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Columbia.
Iowa
Marion County
This Columbia is located in Marion County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Columbia.
Kansas
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Columbia [Cherokee County].
Ellsworth County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Columbia [Ellsworth County].
Lyon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Columbia [Lyon County].
Kentucky
Adair County
This Columbia is located in Adair County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Columbia.
Louisiana
Caldwell Parish
This Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Columbia.
Saint John the Baptist Parish
This Columbia is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km] to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Columbia.
Maine
Washington County
This Columbia is located in Washington County and lies 2,562 miles [4,123.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Columbia.
Maryland
Howard County
This Columbia is located in Howard County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Columbia.
Michigan
Tuscola County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Columbia [Tuscola County].
Van Buren County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Columbia [Van Buren County].
Minnesota
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Columbia [Polk County].
Mississippi
Marion County
This Columbia is located in Marion County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Columbia.
Missouri
Boone County
This Columbia is located in Boone County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Columbia.
Saint Louis County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Columbia.
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Columbia [Elko County].
Esmeralda County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Columbia [Esmeralda County].
Eureka County
This community is historic and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Columbia.
New Hampshire
Coos County
This Columbia is located in Coos County and lies 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Columbia.
New Jersey
Warren County
This Columbia is located in Warren County and lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Columbia.
New York
Herkimer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Columbia [Herkimer County].
North Carolina
Tyrrell County
This Columbia is located in Tyrrell County and lies 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Columbia.
Ohio
Clark County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Columbia.
Delaware County
Although located in Delaware County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Columbia.
Hamilton County
This Columbia is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Columbia.
Stark County
This Columbia is located in Stark County and lies 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Columbia.
Tuscarawas County
This Columbia is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km] to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Columbia.
Williams County
This Columbia is located in Williams County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km] to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Columbia.
Oklahoma
Kingfisher County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Columbia [Kingfisher County].
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Columbia is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Columbia.
Venango County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Columbia [Venango County].
South Carolina
Richland County
This Columbia is located in Richland County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Columbia.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Columbia is located in Brown County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Columbia.
Tennessee
Maury County
This Columbia is located in Maury County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Columbia.
Utah
Carbon County
This Columbia is located in Carbon County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Columbia.
Virginia
Fluvanna County
This Columbia is located in Fluvanna County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Columbia.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Columbia is located in Fayette County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Columbia.
Wisconsin
Clark County
This Columbia is located in Clark County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the east of the Columbia that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Columbia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia ...
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.
Belltown (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Columbia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia and extending to:
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Columbia to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 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 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
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- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5640, Longitude: -122.2754 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Columbia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Columbia 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 340.824 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.37 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.724 degrees.