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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 Cove:
47.452042, -122.507907
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We found twenty communities that share the name Cove.
Within Washington, the name Cove is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Apache County
This Cove is located in Apache County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Cove.
Arkansas
Polk County
This Cove is located in Polk County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Cove.
Florida
Bay County
This Cove is located in Bay County and lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Cove.
Broward County
This Cove is located in Broward County and lies 2,712 miles [4,364.5 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Cove.
Hillsborough County
This Cove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,541 miles [4,089.3 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cove.
Maryland
Garrett 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 Maryland community of Cove [Garrett County].
Minnesota
Mille Lacs County
This Cove is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Cove.
Missouri
McDonald County
This Cove is located in McDonald County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Cove.
North Carolina
Craven 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 North Carolina community of Cove [Craven County].
Haywood County
This Cove is located in Haywood County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Cove.
Ohio
Jackson 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 Ohio community of Cove [Jackson County].
Oregon
Union County
This Cove is located in Union County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cove.
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon 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 Cove [Huntingdon County].
Perry County
This Cove is located in Perry County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Cove.
Texas
Chambers County
This Cove is located in Chambers County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Cove.
Orange County
This Cove is located in Orange County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cove.
Utah
Cache County
This Cove is located in Cache County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Cove.
Sevier County
This Cove is located in Sevier County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the southeast of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cove.
Virginia
Halifax County
This Cove is located in Halifax County and lies 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Cove.
West Virginia
Hancock 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 West Virginia community of Cove [Hancock County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cove ...
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.
Conifer Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conifer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cove and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cove to Seattle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 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 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4520, Longitude: -122.5079 In this case, the coordinates for Cove 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Cove 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>
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>
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 Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.012 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.582 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.886 degrees.