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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 Crown Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crown Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crown Hill:
    • 47.696188, -122.372886
    • 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 Crown Hill
  • 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 Crown Hill ...

We found two communities that share the name Crown Hill.

Within Washington, the name Crown Hill is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east of the Crown Hill that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Crown Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crown Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in King County
  • Edgewater ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in King County
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in King County
  • Green Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Green Lake is located in King County
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in King County
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in King County
  • Loyal Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Heights
    • Loyal Heights is located in King County
  • Mapleleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleleaf
    • Mapleleaf is located in King County
  • Meadow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in King County
  • Meridian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in King County
  • Olympic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
    • Olympic Hills is located in King County
  • Portage Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Bay
    • Portage Bay is located in King County
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    • Queen Anne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
      • Queen Anne is located in King County
    • Ronald
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in King County
    • Shoreline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
      • Spring Beach is located in King County
    • Sunset Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in King County
    • University
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in King County
    • Victory Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
      • Victory Heights is located in King County
    • View Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Ridge
      • View Ridge is located in King County

How Far From Crown Hill 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 Crown Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crown Hill and extending to:

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crown Hill to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 2,322 miles [3,736.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 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 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crown Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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- Crown Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crown Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6962, Longitude: -122.3729    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Crown Hill 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 340.911 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.477 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.779 degrees.









 

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